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Intel Core i7 7820X X-series

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Pros

  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips
  • performance we can make safe and accurate speculations
  • Impressive performance in both single- and multi-core workloads

Cons

  • taxes only a single CPU core
  • overclocking abilities often vary from chip to chip
  • slower than the Core i7-7820X

Key specs

  • LGA 2066
  • 3.6 GHz
  • 8
  • 16
  • 140 W
  • 14 nm
  • 11 MB
  • L3

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Intel Core i7 7820X X-series - Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 7820X X-series

Pros

  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips
  • performance we can make safe and accurate speculations
  • Impressive performance in both single- and multi-core workloads
  • BIOS version actually performs quite well

Cons

  • taxes only a single CPU core
  • overclocking abilities often vary from chip to chip
  • slower than the Core i7-7820X
  • Threadripper is a costlier chip on a pricier platform
  • compressing/decompressing large file sets
  • the 10-core model is uncharacteristic for Intel
  • AMD's disruptive pricing scheme and looser approach to segmentation
  • still too expensive to sway me
  • There has been no official price drop from AMD
  • Intel has not officially dropped the prices of the older processors
  • only the top CPU came direct from Intel

Intel Core i7 7820X X-series - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor lithography
14 nm
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HP AMD EPYC 7702
Processor lithography: 7 nm
IconNumber of cores
8
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IconClock speed
3.6 GHz
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AMD FX 9590
Clock speed: 4.7 GHz
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4.3 GHz
Best:
Cisco Intel Xeon E5-2609
Max turbo speed: 24 GHz

Intel Core i7 7820X X-series - Full Specifications

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General
Processor socketLGA 2066
Component forPC
Operating modes64-bit
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Memory
Cache11 MB
Cache typeL3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor128.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsQuad
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Features
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes28
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • AVX-512
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityes
Scalability1S
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Processor
Clock speed3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed4.3 GHz
Number of cores8
Number of threads16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)140.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3
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Thermals
Cooler includedno

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Intel Core i7 7820X X-series Intel - Editorial Reviews (6)

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Intel Core i7 7820X X-series Intel Core i7-7820X Skylake-X Review
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 26.07.2017
Intel Core i7-7820X Skylake-X Review

Intel's Core i7-7820X lands on the X299 platform with eight cores, 16 threads, and a $600 price. Let's see if it can match Ryzen 7's strong value proposition.

Intel Core i7 7820X X-series Intel Core i7-7820X Review
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PCMAG
Published: 13.09.2017
Intel Core i7-7820X Review
3.5

Intel's eight-core Core X Series CPU is a fine performer for serious content creators or extreme multi-taskers. But if you can live with slightly less performance, the Ryzen 7 1800X (and its motherboards) are a much better value.

Intel Core i7 7820X X-series Intel Core i7-7820X X-Series Skylake-X 8C/16T CPU Review
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TweakTown
Published: 08.08.2017
Intel Core i7-7820X X-Series Skylake-X 8C/16T CPU Review
4.6

Intel's Core i7-7820X X-Series Skylake-X 8C/16T processor gets examined to see where it sits in the market to help you on the buying decision.

Intel Core i7 7820X X-series The Intel Skylake-X Review: Core i9 7900X, i7 7820X and i7 7800X Tested
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anandtech.com
Published: 19.06.2017
The Intel Skylake-X Review: Core i9 7900X, i7 7820X and i7 7800X Tested
Intel Core i7 7820X X-series Intel Core i7 7820X Review: Why some CPU cores are more equal than others. « TOP NEW Review
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TOP NEW Review
Published: 17.10.2017
Intel Core i7 7820X Review: Why some CPU cores are more equal than others. « TOP NEW Review
4.0

Eighteen months ago, eight cores was as good as it got for desktop CPUs.

Intel Core i7 7820X X-series Intel Core i7-7820X 8-Core 16-Thead Processor Review | eTeknix
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eTeknix
Published: 16.10.2017
Intel Core i7-7820X 8-Core 16-Thead Processor Review | eTeknix

Intel Core i7-7820X Are you excited about all these insane CPUs that are hitting the market? I'm sure many of you are, but there's one particularly big problem, their price. The flagship i9 is currently close to £2000/$2000 and that's quite literally freaking bonkers money for a typical consumer. Sure, there's a market for it given its performance, but what's Intel got for everyone else? The new Intel Core i7-7820X of course! Equipped with a mighty 8 core and 16 thread design, this is a nice middle ground between being a big upgrade from the last generation, without being as

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