sigh... and finally we have a 5 digit number...
i guess this is intel's "over 9000" cpu....
They should of just rebooted it and started calling it a i9-xxx series, as there is no 3 digit i9.
Or even called it a i9X-XXX
Actually no.
Its not even on the same platform competition as the 3900X which is a 24 lane CPU.
The 3900X is not AMD's HEDT... that is Thread Ripper.
The i9-9900 series is on the same competition platform as the 3900X
This cpu is 1 up a 9000 series hence its OVER 9000.
The "over 9000" cpu is a full bloated x299x HEDT platform with 44 lanes, and would need to be placed on the same field as TR2, otherwise you wont get a fair competition due to the increased PCI-E lanes.
Brutal for intel?
Meh... id say both yes and no...
Depends on how much u need those clocks speeds over cores, in addition to the PCI-E lanes.
For example were getting close again in GPU's liking high clock speeds in 4K+ and as GPU tech gets more refined on the RTX and Ray Tracing, id wager you would want higher clock speeds to keep up with your 3000 series RTX Ti cards in a gaming / VR environment more then having 8+ cores.
Id wager these chips could probably easily break the 5ghz barrier without the requirement for exotic phase cooling.
Also the pricing better be a lot better then the current lineup is, otherwise i honestly think intel should just give up HEDT consumer market and stay with strict enterprise where people don't bat an eye spending 5,000+ dollars on a XEON.