"To mark the 40-year anniversary of the Intel 8086 that powered the first IBM PC, Intel has announced the Intel Core i7-8086K Limited Edition processor, its first CPU that can hit 5GHz in turbo mode.
The limited edition chip is part of Intel's celebration of its 50th year as a company and the 40th year since it delivered the 8086 microprocessor.
Intel will give away 8,086 of the CPUs through the Intel 8086 Sweepstakes. Fans must enter between 5pm Pacific Time (PT) on June 7 and 5pm PT on June 8. It's open to residents of the US, Canada, Germany France, UK, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China.
Intel has allocated 2,086 to the US, 2,000 to China, 1,000 to Germany, and 500 for each the remaining eligible countries."
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https://game.intel.com/8086sweepstakes/#
read all about it here
https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-core-i7-8086k-is-its-first-cpu-to-hit-5ghz-in-turbo-its-giving-away-8086-free/?ftag=TRE3e6936e&bhid=24962977509660577768954919538126
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