Testseek.com have collected 267 expert reviews of the Intel Core i9 7900X 3.3GHz Socket R4 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i9 7900X 3.3GHz Socket R4.
June 2017
(83%)
267 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(87%)
659 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Great Multi-threaded Performance
Very Reasonable Price
Far easier overclocking than Haswell and Broadwell
The i9-7900X is the most powerful consumer CPU money can buy
High clock speeds out of the box
Improved memory support
Modern complement of IO
Lots of PCIe lanes (with an i9-7900X at least)
Freak777power 14 hours ago
Pros
10/20 cost now $999
10 cores and 20 processing threads
For $700 less than last year's comparable chip
Single-threaded performance on par with Core i7-7700K
10 cores and 20 processing threads for $999
Speedy single-threaded performance
Strong Performance
Good Overclockers
Feature Packed Platform
Fastest Desktop Processors To Date
Great multi-core performance
Improved single-core performance
Best performing desktop processor to date
Easy to overclock
Current LGA2011v3 CPU coolers will work
X299 platform is great
Strong single-core performance
Beats Threadripper 1950X at multi-threaded media encoding
Monolithic quad-channel memory interface
Fewer things to configure
Plenty of aftermarket cooling solutions
SkylakeX topped our performance charts
Bringing a much better value over BroadwellE on the highend
The editors didn't like
The i9-7900X costs £900/$1000
AMD's Ryzen offers 75 percent of the performance for well under half the price
The quad-core i7-7740X makes no sense—buy a 7700K instead
Confusing product stack that limits platform features
Power hungry
Requires a £100
Freak777power 14 hours ago
Runs hot when overclocked
Similar gaming issues at 1080p as AMD Ryzen chips
New LGA 2066 socket requires a new (and expensive) motherboard
Still pricey compared to Ryzen 7
Relatively pricey
Requires new
Expensive motherboard
Not the fastest at Full HD gaming
Runs hot
Differing PCIe Lane Configurations May Cause Confusion
Pricing May Change When ThreadRipper Arrives
Staggered released
Still 4 Core i9 processors yet to come out
Prices could change with Ryzen ThreadRipper comes out
High price
High idle power draw
No ECC memory support
Fewer PCIe lanes than Threadripper
It's extremely power hungry and considerably more expensive than Ryzen equivalents
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Abstract: It's one of the greatest questions of our time: AMD or Intel? Today, that rivalry has entered a new stage of Cinebench taunting as AMD's 2000-series Threadripper processors, commonly known as Threadripper 2, come to market to compete against Intel's Skylake-X series...
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If you're looking for a new processor and require AVX-512 vectorisation support, do a lot of video/photo editing, content creating, streaming or you have £900/$1000 to blow on a 10-core processor you probably won't get a better overall CPU than the Core i...
The i9-7900X is the most powerful CPU we've ever tested, and the fastest out-of-the-box consumer processor you can buy today. It also has loads of PCIe lanes which, when paired with an appropriate X299 motherboard, allows you to build a seriously powerful...
Published: 2017-07-20, Author: Dave , review by: pcgamesn.com
There has never been a worse time to buy a new high-end CPU. While it's safe to say that right now the Core i9 7900X is the fastest desktop processor around, that's in no way an invitation for you to think about buying one.AMD have confirmed their cheaper...
Published: 2017-07-02, Author: Luke , review by: kitguru.net
Superb out-of-the-box multi-threaded performance, Strong lightly-threaded performance thanks to Turbo Boost 2.0 and Turbo Boost Max 3.0, High all-core frequencies when overclocked, provided you can cool the chip, 44 PCIe lanes will appeal to multi-GPU use
Thermal performance is poor, Power consumption is very high, Extremely expensive and questionable value compared to AMD's Ryzen 7 offerings, Gaming performance in some titles not as strong as Kaby Lake or Broadwell-E
The Intel Core i9-7900X ‘Skylake-X' 10-core processor unlocks a new level of performance for enthusiast consumers. Multi-threaded performance is superb thanks to the use of ten physical cores with Hyper-Threading and quad-channel memory, while lightly-thr...
Published: 2017-06-29, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Incredible single and multi-core performance, Very easy to overclock (despite high temperatures), 10-Core and 20-Threads, Price was lower than expected from previous HEDT Intel offerings, Multitasking powerhouse, Great for gaming and heavy workloads, User
The price is a real wallet buster, Very hot, and even your usual 240mm AIOs may not be enough, Neutral, High power consumption, but more cores and higher clock speeds will do that, “The high temperatures and price may have you sweating, but when it comes
PricingThe Intel Core i9-7900X is a priced all over the place. If it's in stock at the big name stores, you can pick it up for around £949.99. However, I've seen it listed on Amazon for almost £1200 directly from Intel, which is just ridiculous. How can t...
