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Acer Readies New Predator Helios 500 Gaming Laptop with Intel Core i9-8950HK Processor

Woah! A laptop with a Core i9-8950HK processor. Its default speed of 2.9GHz can be Turbo Boost to 4.8GHz!

The Predator Helios 500 is Acer’s 17.3-inch gaming laptop featuring one of Intel’s upcoming six-core mobile Coffee Lake processors. Consumers can choose between a Core i9-8950HK with a 2.9 GHz base clock and 4.8 GHz boost clock or the lower-spec Core i7-8750H that runs at 2.2 GHz base clock and 4.1 GHz boost clock. Independent of processor model, the Helios 500 comes with a Full HD 144 Hz IPS display with NVIDIA G-Sync support. The onboard NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is responsible for graphics duties.

The Helios 500’s other specifications include 16GB of DDR4-2133 memory and a 256GB M.2 SSD for primary storage. In terms of connectivity options, consumers receive three USB 3.0 ports, two USB Type-C ports with Thunderbolt support, HDMI port, DisplayPort, LAN port, and two audio connectors. The Intel Core i9-8950HK version costs 1999 PLN ($3500) while the Intel Core i7-8750H version goes for 8999 PLN ($2630).

Source: TPU

 

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