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Intel AES New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption. Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) provide applications the ability to create hardware enforced trusted execution protection for their applications’ sensitive routines and data. Run-time execution is protected from observation or tampering by any other software (including privileged software) in a system. Intel Trusted Execution Technology for safer computing is a versatile set of hardware extensions to Intel processors and chipsets that enhance the digital office platform with security capabilities such as measured launch and protected execution. It enables an environment where applications can run within their own space, protected from all other software on the system.
Intel AES New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption. Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) provide applications the ability to create hardware enforced trusted execution protection for their applications’ sensitive routines and data. Run-time execution is protected from observation or tampering by any other software (including privileged software) in a system. Intel Trusted Execution Technology for safer computing is a versatile set of hardware extensions to Intel processors and chipsets that enhance the digital office platform with security capabilities such as measured launch and protected execution. It enables an environment where applications can run within their own space, protected from all other software on the system.
Intel AES New Instructions (Intel AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption. Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) provide applications the ability to create hardware enforced trusted execution protection for their applications’ sensitive routines and data. Run-time execution is protected from observation or tampering by any other software (including privileged software) in a system. Intel Trusted Execution Technology for safer computing is a versatile set of hardware extensions to Intel processors and chipsets that enhance the digital office platform with security capabilities such as measured launch and protected execution. It enables an environment where applications can run within their own space, protected from all other software on the system.
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Coming from a Threadripper 1900X, I found I was having a lot of frame drops, I guess because of the latency, even w/ game mode turned on. After tinkering w/ settings over and over to no avail, I got frustrated and went back to my 6600K, which was much smoother overall. In newer games, though, I was having problems keeping 60FPS, particularly in AC: Origins and Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Decided to get this, and everything is now smooth as butter! I've got mine @ 4.8Ghz, 1.175V, and my temps are 45C-50C while gaming, on a budget air cooler (Cryrig H7) I might add, so I'm quite happy w/ that. W/ stress testing the max temp I got was 71, which I think is still great considering the cheap cooler I got on there. When I get an AIO I'll try pushing it further, but to be ... MoreComing from a Threadripper 1900X, I found I was having a lot of frame drops, I guess because of the latency, even w/ game mode turned on. After tinkering w/ settings over and over to no avail, I got frustrated and went back to my 6600K, which was much smoother overall. In newer games, though, I was having problems keeping 60FPS, particularly in AC: Origins and Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Decided to get this, and everything is now smooth as butter! I've got mine @ 4.8Ghz, 1.175V, and my temps are 45C-50C while gaming, on a budget air cooler (Cryrig H7) I might add, so I'm quite happy w/ that. W/ stress testing the max temp I got was 71, which I think is still great considering the cheap cooler I got on there. When I get an AIO I'll try pushing it further, but to be honest, there's really no need for it, as this thing pushes all the frames I need already. If you have doubts, don't, you won't regret buying this CPU, especially if you're coming from an i5 or lower! Update: I RMA'd my CPU, although in the end the CPU wasn't the problem, the motherboard was. But man, I had ZERO issues with Intel, they did the RMA basically no questions asked, and gave me back a chip that runs far better than the 1st one I got! Kudos to Intel for the Golden Sample they gave me back, maybe they're feeling that heat from AMD! :P
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I would HIGHLY recommend that people wait for places such as Newegg to have this CPU available. Even though the listed price went up to $399, at least when I bought mine, they offered $20 off for using the mobile app - so I paid basically ~$10 to $15 over MSRP, which I was willing to do as I had amassed a decent savings just for this VERY occasion, I had already ordered my ASRock Z370 Fatal1ty Gaming K6 before I even knew WHEN I would be able to buy this CPU, as again, Newegg had an AMAZING price on it, at just $170 - for ALL of the performance of the Fatal1ty Professional Gaming i7, or Maximus X Hero, just without built in WiFi, and 1 less M.2 slot - that is literally it! I also already ordered my RAM, 2x 8 GB of G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 16-16-16-36, my Noctua ... MoreI would HIGHLY recommend that people wait for places such as Newegg to have this CPU available. Even though the listed price went up to $399, at least when I bought mine, they offered $20 off for using the mobile app - so I paid basically ~$10 to $15 over MSRP, which I was willing to do as I had amassed a decent savings just for this VERY occasion, I had already ordered my ASRock Z370 Fatal1ty Gaming K6 before I even knew WHEN I would be able to buy this CPU, as again, Newegg had an AMAZING price on it, at just $170 - for ALL of the performance of the Fatal1ty Professional Gaming i7, or Maximus X Hero, just without built in WiFi, and 1 less M.2 slot - that is literally it! I also already ordered my RAM, 2x 8 GB of G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 16-16-16-36, my Noctua NH-D15, and a 250 GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2 for boot all BEFORE I knew when I would be able to use ANY of it! Because I KNOW prices on things such as the motherboards and RAM - probably even NVMe SSDs, will all go up by the time ALL of Coffee Lake is available to everyone at all times. And speaking of my motherboard, I also cannot recommend my ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming K6 enough! As stated above, I was able to hit 4.8 GHZ locked on all 6 cores, using AUTO Vcore! I am only using Automatic for now, while people are still learning all the little tips and tricks to the Z370 Platform and Coffee Lake CPU Overclocking. Seeing as under Prime95, both max heat and Blend for prolonged periods still has never gotten any single core above 88 C with this automatic Vcore, I am PRETTY confident that once I really TRY, and learn all the ins and outs of manual Vcore, and Coffee Lake Overclocking on my Motherboard, as I had done with my 2600k + ASRock Z77 Extreme4, I am ALMOST certain that I will be able to hit 5 GHZ on all cores, comfortably using just my Noctua NH-D15 and highly ventilated case! It is therefore, I suppose, my OPINION that SOME people are REALLY overselling the "Heat Problem" this CPU has, and the supposed NEED to delid to hit ~5+ GHZ on all cores at all times. In my experience so far, this CPU runs VERY COOL, cooler than my 2600k did at 4.5 GHZ as well - and that CPU was soldered! Your mileage may vary of course, silicon lottery and all.. But I think that 4.8 GHZ should not be a problem for anyone with halfway decent CPU cooling! Also, ASRock is perhaps the best Mobo company in the game. They care more about functionality than gimmicks and "looking perfect and pretty" As I have stated above, my $170 Fatal1ty Gaming K6 is FUNCTIONALLY identical to the ~$250 Fatal1ty Professional Gaming i7, the VRM components, the board design, the BASE features (how everything functions, as well as I/O ignoring small differences like an extra M.2 slot) - everything that MATTERS FOR PERFORMANCE - is literally IDENTICAL! Whereas Asus has WIDELY varying performance based on the model you buy, making only the Maximus X, and one of the 3 or 4 STRIX boards a SAFE bet to perform well. If you read motherboard reviews that go in depth, and even do performance comparisons, you will find ASRock to always be near or at the top of the pack, with the Fatal1ty Gaming K6 and Professional Gaming i7 performing identically - often matching or exceeding the Maximus X Hero, with nonsense such as MSI Godlike Gaming (WHAT A LOAD! $500 Mobo, for a CPU that will not cost more than $380!) - often middling the pack!
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What you see is what you get. It's a box with a 8700k inside, warranty information and a Core I7 case badge. Based on my findings with this specific processor- all core overclocking; 4.8ghz is safe but toasty on air, safe/comfortable on water (EVGA CLC 280 also purchased at the time with this processor also from Newegg). 4.9ghz not safe on air, warm with water cooling. 5.0ghz is doable on water (not on air) with tweaking but starts bumping into the low 90C temp wise which is fine for quick peaks, but poor for long term usage. 5.1ghz will boot windows and play World of Warcraft fine on water, but in big 25 person raids will bluescreen computer during intense (AoE) battles. In my experience with multiple 8700k's (Including this one), 4.8ghz (all cores) seems to be the ... MoreWhat you see is what you get. It's a box with a 8700k inside, warranty information and a Core I7 case badge. Based on my findings with this specific processor- all core overclocking; 4.8ghz is safe but toasty on air, safe/comfortable on water (EVGA CLC 280 also purchased at the time with this processor also from Newegg). 4.9ghz not safe on air, warm with water cooling. 5.0ghz is doable on water (not on air) with tweaking but starts bumping into the low 90C temp wise which is fine for quick peaks, but poor for long term usage. 5.1ghz will boot windows and play World of Warcraft fine on water, but in big 25 person raids will bluescreen computer during intense (AoE) battles. In my experience with multiple 8700k's (Including this one), 4.8ghz (all cores) seems to be the safe average on air and 4.9ghz (all cores) seems to be the safe 24/7 use average on a good water cooling setup. My purchased processor falls in line with those findings. Performance wise, I didn't notice a major difference in max FPS in most games; however, there's a noticeable increase in minimum FPS coming from a 4790k. Overall, I'd recommend this to anybody gaming prior to a 4790k. If you have a 4790k or newer processor and use your computer for gaming only, this probably isn't worth the money.
| Processor | |
| Generation | 8th Generation |
| Bus type | DMI3 |
| Processor codename | Coffee Lake |
| Processor boost frequency | 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core I7-8700k 3.7ghzintel Core I7-8700k Boxed | Part # SR3QR
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Coming from a Threadripper 1900X, I found I was having a lot of frame drops, I guess because of the latency, even w/ game mode turned on. After tinkering w/ settings over and over to no avail, I got frustrated and went back to my 6600K, which was much smoother overall. In newer games, though, I was having problems keeping 60FPS, particularly in AC: Origins and Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Decided to get this, and everything is now smooth as butter! I've got mine @ 4.8Ghz, 1.175V, and my temps are 45C-50C while gaming, on a budget air cooler (Cryrig H7) I might add, so I'm quite happy w/ that. W/ stress testing the max temp I got was 71, which I think is still great considering the cheap cooler I got on there. When I get an AIO I'll try pushing it further, but to be ... MoreComing from a Threadripper 1900X, I found I was having a lot of frame drops, I guess because of the latency, even w/ game mode turned on. After tinkering w/ settings over and over to no avail, I got frustrated and went back to my 6600K, which was much smoother overall. In newer games, though, I was having problems keeping 60FPS, particularly in AC: Origins and Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Decided to get this, and everything is now smooth as butter! I've got mine @ 4.8Ghz, 1.175V, and my temps are 45C-50C while gaming, on a budget air cooler (Cryrig H7) I might add, so I'm quite happy w/ that. W/ stress testing the max temp I got was 71, which I think is still great considering the cheap cooler I got on there. When I get an AIO I'll try pushing it further, but to be honest, there's really no need for it, as this thing pushes all the frames I need already. If you have doubts, don't, you won't regret buying this CPU, especially if you're coming from an i5 or lower! Update: I RMA'd my CPU, although in the end the CPU wasn't the problem, the motherboard was. But man, I had ZERO issues with Intel, they did the RMA basically no questions asked, and gave me back a chip that runs far better than the 1st one I got! Kudos to Intel for the Golden Sample they gave me back, maybe they're feeling that heat from AMD! :P
I would HIGHLY recommend that people wait for places such as Newegg to have this CPU available. Even though the listed price went up to $399, at least when I bought mine, they offered $20 off for using the mobile app - so I paid basically ~$10 to $15 over MSRP, which I was willing to do as I had amassed a decent savings just for this VERY occasion, I had already ordered my ASRock Z370 Fatal1ty Gaming K6 before I even knew WHEN I would be able to buy this CPU, as again, Newegg had an AMAZING price on it, at just $170 - for ALL of the performance of the Fatal1ty Professional Gaming i7, or Maximus X Hero, just without built in WiFi, and 1 less M.2 slot - that is literally it! I also already ordered my RAM, 2x 8 GB of G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 16-16-16-36, my Noctua ... MoreI would HIGHLY recommend that people wait for places such as Newegg to have this CPU available. Even though the listed price went up to $399, at least when I bought mine, they offered $20 off for using the mobile app - so I paid basically ~$10 to $15 over MSRP, which I was willing to do as I had amassed a decent savings just for this VERY occasion, I had already ordered my ASRock Z370 Fatal1ty Gaming K6 before I even knew WHEN I would be able to buy this CPU, as again, Newegg had an AMAZING price on it, at just $170 - for ALL of the performance of the Fatal1ty Professional Gaming i7, or Maximus X Hero, just without built in WiFi, and 1 less M.2 slot - that is literally it! I also already ordered my RAM, 2x 8 GB of G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 16-16-16-36, my Noctua NH-D15, and a 250 GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2 for boot all BEFORE I knew when I would be able to use ANY of it! Because I KNOW prices on things such as the motherboards and RAM - probably even NVMe SSDs, will all go up by the time ALL of Coffee Lake is available to everyone at all times. And speaking of my motherboard, I also cannot recommend my ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming K6 enough! As stated above, I was able to hit 4.8 GHZ locked on all 6 cores, using AUTO Vcore! I am only using Automatic for now, while people are still learning all the little tips and tricks to the Z370 Platform and Coffee Lake CPU Overclocking. Seeing as under Prime95, both max heat and Blend for prolonged periods still has never gotten any single core above 88 C with this automatic Vcore, I am PRETTY confident that once I really TRY, and learn all the ins and outs of manual Vcore, and Coffee Lake Overclocking on my Motherboard, as I had done with my 2600k + ASRock Z77 Extreme4, I am ALMOST certain that I will be able to hit 5 GHZ on all cores, comfortably using just my Noctua NH-D15 and highly ventilated case! It is therefore, I suppose, my OPINION that SOME people are REALLY overselling the "Heat Problem" this CPU has, and the supposed NEED to delid to hit ~5+ GHZ on all cores at all times. In my experience so far, this CPU runs VERY COOL, cooler than my 2600k did at 4.5 GHZ as well - and that CPU was soldered! Your mileage may vary of course, silicon lottery and all.. But I think that 4.8 GHZ should not be a problem for anyone with halfway decent CPU cooling! Also, ASRock is perhaps the best Mobo company in the game. They care more about functionality than gimmicks and "looking perfect and pretty" As I have stated above, my $170 Fatal1ty Gaming K6 is FUNCTIONALLY identical to the ~$250 Fatal1ty Professional Gaming i7, the VRM components, the board design, the BASE features (how everything functions, as well as I/O ignoring small differences like an extra M.2 slot) - everything that MATTERS FOR PERFORMANCE - is literally IDENTICAL! Whereas Asus has WIDELY varying performance based on the model you buy, making only the Maximus X, and one of the 3 or 4 STRIX boards a SAFE bet to perform well. If you read motherboard reviews that go in depth, and even do performance comparisons, you will find ASRock to always be near or at the top of the pack, with the Fatal1ty Gaming K6 and Professional Gaming i7 performing identically - often matching or exceeding the Maximus X Hero, with nonsense such as MSI Godlike Gaming (WHAT A LOAD! $500 Mobo, for a CPU that will not cost more than $380!) - often middling the pack!
What you see is what you get. It's a box with a 8700k inside, warranty information and a Core I7 case badge. Based on my findings with this specific processor- all core overclocking; 4.8ghz is safe but toasty on air, safe/comfortable on water (EVGA CLC 280 also purchased at the time with this processor also from Newegg). 4.9ghz not safe on air, warm with water cooling. 5.0ghz is doable on water (not on air) with tweaking but starts bumping into the low 90C temp wise which is fine for quick peaks, but poor for long term usage. 5.1ghz will boot windows and play World of Warcraft fine on water, but in big 25 person raids will bluescreen computer during intense (AoE) battles. In my experience with multiple 8700k's (Including this one), 4.8ghz (all cores) seems to be the ... MoreWhat you see is what you get. It's a box with a 8700k inside, warranty information and a Core I7 case badge. Based on my findings with this specific processor- all core overclocking; 4.8ghz is safe but toasty on air, safe/comfortable on water (EVGA CLC 280 also purchased at the time with this processor also from Newegg). 4.9ghz not safe on air, warm with water cooling. 5.0ghz is doable on water (not on air) with tweaking but starts bumping into the low 90C temp wise which is fine for quick peaks, but poor for long term usage. 5.1ghz will boot windows and play World of Warcraft fine on water, but in big 25 person raids will bluescreen computer during intense (AoE) battles. In my experience with multiple 8700k's (Including this one), 4.8ghz (all cores) seems to be the safe average on air and 4.9ghz (all cores) seems to be the safe 24/7 use average on a good water cooling setup. My purchased processor falls in line with those findings. Performance wise, I didn't notice a major difference in max FPS in most games; however, there's a noticeable increase in minimum FPS coming from a 4790k. Overall, I'd recommend this to anybody gaming prior to a 4790k. If you have a 4790k or newer processor and use your computer for gaming only, this probably isn't worth the money.
FAST SHIPPING! GOOD COMMUNICATION! CPU LOOKS & WORKS GREAT! Packaging: Not much ESD awareness unless that was anti-static paper towel it was wrapped in. But, can't argue with functionality: CPU works fine at all margins.
Get an M.2 2280 near or above 3000Mbs + of write speed. Even a conventional SSD will be a bottleneck. I upgraded from a Samsung EVO and I feel the difference. My past experience with my first ASRock MB was that getting just one core to 5GHz was very difficult (due to stability and/or thermal throttling on those last two cores). This could have partly been the motherboard to blame. I updated the firmware and disabled thermal throttling in UEFI and the issue went away, but a nearly 30*C temp difference between core 4-and- cores 5/6 was bad. This really shows that this was an Intel afterthought just to combat Ryzen and make people forget that there had been 3-generations without any substantive IPC improvement, and no significant generational leap in IPC since ... MoreGet an M.2 2280 near or above 3000Mbs + of write speed. Even a conventional SSD will be a bottleneck. I upgraded from a Samsung EVO and I feel the difference. My past experience with my first ASRock MB was that getting just one core to 5GHz was very difficult (due to stability and/or thermal throttling on those last two cores). This could have partly been the motherboard to blame. I updated the firmware and disabled thermal throttling in UEFI and the issue went away, but a nearly 30*C temp difference between core 4-and- cores 5/6 was bad. This really shows that this was an Intel afterthought just to combat Ryzen and make people forget that there had been 3-generations without any substantive IPC improvement, and no significant generational leap in IPC since Sandy-bridge. Most games and programs don't seem to care about cores as much as single-thread performance, but I am enjoying the benefits of multi-tasking. I am hoping that Ryzen and Coffee Lake finally shifts the paradigm and that future DX12/ Vulcan titles are able to really leverage all the cores. My hope was that the present upgrade over Sandy Bridge justified the purchase, and the extra cores would make it "future-proof". My initial conclusion, 2-years ago when I bought this, was that, on the merits of gaming and 99% of normal use, unless you have money to burn in a pile, if you have an old Sandy Bridge/ Ivy Bridge i7"K" lying around.... The time to upgrade was NOT YET. HOWEVER (UPDATE) Looking back, I have 180*degrees changed my opinion. This CPU costs about $360.00 and my old Sandy Bridge had been $270.00 when new. This CPU is good enough to do 4K HTC Vive Pro VR while multi-tasking if you wanted. My old argument was based on how little different the new CPU was from the "good-enough" 1080p experience of my old i7-2600K, but in hindsight, the difference between them is night and day. I have started playing with 3D-modeling and rendering, and have VR now, etc... There is just so much more I can do with this that would have been cumbersome or impossible with my older 2nd-gen. Looking at this I see now that this is positioned at a price-point where it gives much better value than a 9700K, or a 9900K, and is better for gaming than a Ryzen. If you are looking to upgrade from anything older than a 7700K, I'd say that this is worth the money. Thanks to Ryzen's competition, Intel has given us the new Intel version of the "Mor Corez" paradigm shift, and for me there is no going back. 2 years later, I love this CPU more than ever before. It seems like I am on a journey to discover its potential, and it just keeps getting better.
All around great CPU. It's not Intel i7-8700K, which is unlocked and can be overclocked, but very good for everyday use and video games playing. Coupled with lots of RAM and NVMe drive performs very well, stays cool and makes your life easier while browsing, listening music, running modern day video games and whatnot. It's getting kinda old but sill can kick some dust. Recommended.
Being able to work on all consumer socket LGA1151-2 motherboard without needing to worry about BIOS updates (you should always keep BIOS up to date) is a great boon since the Z370 price are starting to come down (late-July 2020). A 9700/9900/k/kf would be a better upgrade path for existing LGA1151-2 motherboard owner (who have updated BIOS for coffeelake refresh). As the compatible chipsets (Z3xx) are no longer in development, there's really no point in getting an unlocked CPU (the i7-8700k being reviewed) with thermal-paste under the IHS when the 9700/9900k exist with soldered IHS instead. Soldered IHS grant a with much better overclocking potential compared to thermal paste (unless you delid, but that's beyond what most user are willing to do). Bottom-line: a good ... MoreBeing able to work on all consumer socket LGA1151-2 motherboard without needing to worry about BIOS updates (you should always keep BIOS up to date) is a great boon since the Z370 price are starting to come down (late-July 2020). A 9700/9900/k/kf would be a better upgrade path for existing LGA1151-2 motherboard owner (who have updated BIOS for coffeelake refresh). As the compatible chipsets (Z3xx) are no longer in development, there's really no point in getting an unlocked CPU (the i7-8700k being reviewed) with thermal-paste under the IHS when the 9700/9900k exist with soldered IHS instead. Soldered IHS grant a with much better overclocking potential compared to thermal paste (unless you delid, but that's beyond what most user are willing to do). Bottom-line: a good choice if you can get this CPU & Z370 mobo for <250, AND assuming you already have some slower DDR4 (Ryzen 3xxx memory sweetspot is 3600MHz) already. Otherwise, look elsewhere, the perf/ isn't there for a from the ground up build/system with or without used parts.
Purchased this processor to upgrade my system. The price was at below $400 on sale on par with the 3770K I had purchased 2 years earlier. I installed it in a Phanteks micro ATX evolve case on an MSI Z730M Gaming Pro AC motherboard using my existing hardware from my 2-year-old system: Memory, Hard drives, graphics card, and Corsair h110 AIO. I was shocked at first startup... The temps were at 60c on idle and would jump to over 90c when gaming or even streaming youtube. I reinstalled the Corsair AIO thinking I had made a mistake and no change. I purchased an EVGA 240 AIO after reading positive reviews online. Once installed the temps dropped to a manageable level 50c at idle and 80c under load but it was still at max temps and risky. I saw that many had temp issues ... MorePurchased this processor to upgrade my system. The price was at below $400 on sale on par with the 3770K I had purchased 2 years earlier. I installed it in a Phanteks micro ATX evolve case on an MSI Z730M Gaming Pro AC motherboard using my existing hardware from my 2-year-old system: Memory, Hard drives, graphics card, and Corsair h110 AIO. I was shocked at first startup... The temps were at 60c on idle and would jump to over 90c when gaming or even streaming youtube. I reinstalled the Corsair AIO thinking I had made a mistake and no change. I purchased an EVGA 240 AIO after reading positive reviews online. Once installed the temps dropped to a manageable level 50c at idle and 80c under load but it was still at max temps and risky. I saw that many had temp issues with this processor out of the box and was facing an uphill battle with an evolve case though very good looking, has very poor airflow. I ended up delidding my processor without the tool. Though risky, I had confidence in getting it done without dumping another $60 for a one use tool. I followed the lead of many tech tubers, delidded the CPU with a razor blade and replaced the TIM with Thermal Grizzly Conductonaught liquid metal on the die and IHS. BOOM!!! I am now extremely happy to say that I think I hit the Silicon Lottery... Temps are at 35c idle and have overclocked this beast to 5.1 GHz on all cores with a multiplier only overclock! Temps never exceed 73c while gaming, streaming and casting. Conclusion: Highly recommend this processor if you are willing to void the warranty and replace the TIM. Otherwise, just wait until the next gen as Intel is planning to follow AMD and solder the die.
The 8700k easily goes toe to toe matching ryzen 8 core parts in heavy multithreaded workloads. It’s generally faster in medium and light multithreaded workloads and crushes ryzen in single threaded performance. Ryzen may match it in heavy multithreaded scenarios, but it will never match the 8700k in anything else. It will always be behind. Regardless how hard you try and how heavy you try to overclock, it will never match or surpass the 8700k in single threaded performance. Worst case scenario is the 8700k matching ryzen 8 core parts in heavy multithreaded scenarios but destroying it in everything else. And that’s what makes the 8700k the superior processor. It has best of both worlds while ryzen only has one. Specs: Gigabytes z370 gaming 7 Corsair veagance led 16gb ... MoreThe 8700k easily goes toe to toe matching ryzen 8 core parts in heavy multithreaded workloads. It’s generally faster in medium and light multithreaded workloads and crushes ryzen in single threaded performance. Ryzen may match it in heavy multithreaded scenarios, but it will never match the 8700k in anything else. It will always be behind. Regardless how hard you try and how heavy you try to overclock, it will never match or surpass the 8700k in single threaded performance. Worst case scenario is the 8700k matching ryzen 8 core parts in heavy multithreaded scenarios but destroying it in everything else. And that’s what makes the 8700k the superior processor. It has best of both worlds while ryzen only has one. Specs: Gigabytes z370 gaming 7 Corsair veagance led 16gb cas 15 Amd Vega 56 Cooler master masterair pro 4 For those interested in the masterair, it’s essentially a 212 evo with a better fan and fancier fins. With prime95 small ffts test my 8700k didn’t go above 74c with a room temperature of 25c at stock. All core boost was maintained at 4.3ghz like a champ. Total wattage was 102 watts according to hwmonitor. For being a budget cooler I couldn’t be more thrilled. I don’t think the cooler can handle a 5ghz overclock but it does without a doubt give headroom for 4.5-4.7ghz all core overclock with ease :)
This is truly a great processor in almost every regard. Incredibly fast, easily beating any Ryzen proc in all but a few obscure games (like AotS which no one plays). It is essentially a pre-Intel binned i7 8700k that will likely OC to around 5.2/5.3GHz. Yes, it will heat up on you, but you should know that going in, and be prepared with a NZXT X62 or Corsair H115i, or even a Noctua DH D15 to tame those temps. Turning on the MCE on my motherboard, this chip runs at a smooth 5GHz across all 6 cores which is nothing to sneeze at. Yes you could buy a i7 8700k for $100 less and do just about as well, but this is a niche product, labeled as a collector's model or "Limited Edition." So it may be worth something someday to someone. I like the nostalgic feel to it and was ... MoreThis is truly a great processor in almost every regard. Incredibly fast, easily beating any Ryzen proc in all but a few obscure games (like AotS which no one plays). It is essentially a pre-Intel binned i7 8700k that will likely OC to around 5.2/5.3GHz. Yes, it will heat up on you, but you should know that going in, and be prepared with a NZXT X62 or Corsair H115i, or even a Noctua DH D15 to tame those temps. Turning on the MCE on my motherboard, this chip runs at a smooth 5GHz across all 6 cores which is nothing to sneeze at. Yes you could buy a i7 8700k for $100 less and do just about as well, but this is a niche product, labeled as a collector's model or "Limited Edition." So it may be worth something someday to someone. I like the nostalgic feel to it and was willing to fork over the extra dough. Very pleased with this CPU! It's running great, and I've had not problems at all. I've had a love/hate relationship with AMD for several years, and just am not that excited about Ryzen. Glad for the competition yes, but I want an Intel proc in my rig. The only caveat would be if you want an 8 core 16 thread Intel proc, you need to wait a few more months for the one is coming out from this same family (maybe i7 9700k?), probably for the Z390 boards. tl;dr: This is a fantastic 6 core processor and fast as all get out.
| Processor | |
| Generation | 8th Generation |
| Bus type | DMI3 |
| Processor codename | Coffee Lake |
| Processor boost frequency | 4.70 GHz |
