Testseek.com have collected 418 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 8700K 3.7GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 8700K 3.7GHz Socket 1151.
October 2017
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The best CPU for gaming
Strong out-of-the-box clock speed
Intel's six-cores beat AMD's eight-cores in many production tasks
Offers substantial gains over Skylake and Kaby Lake in multithreaded apps
6-core in a mainstream Intel chip
36% multi-core performance improvement over the i7-7700K
Can easily overclock to 5.0 GHz
Single-core performance improvements
Beats Ryzen in gaming performance
Platform has 40 PCI-Express 3.0 lanes
Strong performance in games and productivity applications
Lower priceperthread than competition
Overclocking headroom
50 percent more cores and threads (and higher boost clocks) than previous-gen mainstream chips
Published: 2018-05-06, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
For the desktop PC gamer, the higher TDP X models are still the go-to for gaming and general performance though. They're a little faster, and a little more expensive, but you get what you pay for. However, if heat and power are a big concern to you, and t...
Published: 2018-05-06, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
I can see the Ryzen 5 2600 and the 2600X fast becoming the most popular chips of the second generation Ryzen launch. They're fast, they're affordable, and they're easy to keep cool and overclock. I mean, if you're just doing a massive amount of rendering...
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
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Published: 2018-02-09, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: Have you got an Intel i7-8700K and want to make the most of it? Here's my beginners guide to overclocking a delidded chip! Want one? Delidded bundle: bit.ly/2BMpqbt Stock bundle: bit.ly/2E3Tk02 Video sponsored by: Asus & AWD-IT - Patreon: www.patreon.com/...
Abstract: For the past few years, processors made by Intel have been more powerful – and much more popular – than those made by rival AMD. However, AMD’s Ryzen processors have turned that around: they’re powerful CPUs at a tempting price, and an excellent alternati...
Published: 2017-10-11, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: Want one? 8700K Amazon: prourls.co/74Aw 1800X Amazon: prourls.co/riWO So you want to know which is better, the Intel i7 8700K, or the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (at stock clocks)? I've retested all my normal benchmark applications, and Player Unknown's Battlegroun...
Overclocking only on K models, Requires new motherboard
Intel Core i7-8700K proves Team Blue is still the top dog in the processor world. Coffee Lake is a clear improvement over Kaby Lake with impressively higher single-core and multi-core numbers, and ever-so-slightly better gaming performance. What's more, t...
Huge six-core power, Highly overclockable, Stable and easy-to-use platform, Mighty single-core speeds and gaming performance, Cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X
Doesn't compete with Ryzen 1700 or 1700X on price, Cheaper 8-core Ryzens offer similar multi-core performance, Not compatible with older motherboards
The i7-8700K doesn't ship with its own cooler on account of its overclockability. You'll need to pick an all-in-one liquid cooler or a powerful air cooler to ensure it can cope with a proper overclock. Also, remember to buy a proper set of DDR4 memory; de...
Have we already said that competition is good for the processor market this year? Intel takes, enforced by AMD or not, the biggest step in performance since the Nehalem-generation. Back then, in 2008, we saw 6-core Intel-processors for the first time in t...
