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Intel Core i7 8700K

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Pros

  • accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge
  • It looks neat too
  • with a simple monochrome design

Cons

  • dependence of CPU power more so than on GPU power
  • No reinstalling Windows or the like
  • CPU clock speeds

Key specs

  • LGA 1151
  • 3.7 GHz
  • 6
  • 12
  • 95 W
  • 14 nm
  • 12 MB
  • Smart Cache

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Intel Core i7 8700K - Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 8700K

Pros

  • accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge
  • It looks neat too
  • with a simple monochrome design
  • a great solution
  • faster and better than their 7th-gen equivalents
  • was also excellent across general-purpose benchmarks and
  • The processor does a good job and leaves an impression
  • much cheaper and perform great in most gaming setups
  • 8700K performs very well when it comes to gaming
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips
  • performance is impressive

Cons

  • dependence of CPU power more so than on GPU power
  • No reinstalling Windows or the like
  • CPU clock speeds
  • the CPU is not multiplier locked
  • gaming performance is still a bit of a difficult undertaking
  • rather lost its lustre
  • the least expensive way to get six real cores into your home computer
  • least expensive way to get six real cores into your home computer
  • it had to stick to its guns and refuse access to the other chips too
  • Ryzen 2 CPUs are making life rather uncomfortable for top Intel gaming CPUs
  • gulps down as much CPU power

Intel Core i7 8700K - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor lithography
14 nm
Best:
HP AMD EPYC 7702
Processor lithography: 7 nm
IconNumber of cores
6
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IconClock speed
3.7 GHz
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AMD FX 9590
Clock speed: 4.7 GHz
IconMax turbo speed
4.7 GHz
Best:
Cisco Intel Xeon E5-2609
Max turbo speed: 24 GHz

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Intel Core i7 8700K - Full Specifications

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General
Processor socketLGA 1151
Component forPC
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Integrated graphics
On-board graphics adapteryes
TypeIntel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
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Thermals
Cooler includedno
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Processor
Clock speed3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.7 GHz
Number of cores6
Number of threads12
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3
Idle statesyes
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Memory
Cache12 MB
Cache typeSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDual
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Features
Thermal monitoring technologiesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityes
Scalability1S

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Intel Core i7 8700K Intel - Editorial Reviews (16)

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Intel Core i7 8700K Core i7-8700K Review: Coffee Lake Brews A Great Gaming CPU
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 05.10.2017
Core i7-8700K Review: Coffee Lake Brews A Great Gaming CPU

Intel's Core i7-8700K sports the same high frequencies as previous-gen mainstream flagships, but incorporates two more cores to challenge AMD's Ryzen CPUs.

Intel Core i7 8700K The AnandTech Coffee Lake Review: Initial Numbers on the Core i7-8700K and Core i5-8400
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anandtech.com
Published: 05.10.2017
The AnandTech Coffee Lake Review: Initial Numbers on the Core i7-8700K and Core i5-8400
Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K review: The best gaming CPU you can buy
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Ars Technica
Intel Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K review: The best gaming CPU you can buy

It even beats an eight-core Ryzen in many content creation apps—but boy does it run hot.

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7-8700K review
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TechRadar
Published: 25.04.2019
Intel Core i7-8700K review

Intel’s hexa-core processor rises above Ryzen

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7-8700K Review « TOP NEW Review
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TOP NEW Review
Published: 17.11.2017
Intel Core i7-8700K Review « TOP NEW Review
4.0

Intel Core i7-8700K - Day-old coffee, or freshly brewed espresso?

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7-8700K Review: Fastest Ever Mainstream CPU Is Awesome For Games
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Forbes
Published: 05.10.2017
Intel Core i7-8700K Review: Fastest Ever Mainstream CPU Is Awesome For Games

Intel's best ever gaming CPU is here and it's awesomely fast in other tasks too - read all about the Core i7-8700K

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K Review - Introduction
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Intel Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K Review - Introduction

Intel adds a new 6-core Core-i7 processor to their Mainstream portfolio. Can this Coffee Lake 8700K offer any clear advantages over the 7700K?

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7-8700K Review
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PCMAG
Published: 05.10.2017
Intel Core i7-8700K Review
4.0

With high clocks and hexa-core design, Intel's top eighth-generation/"Coffee Lake" desktop CPU impresses as a mainstream "do-it-all" processor. It's an excellent gamer, too, when paired with a high-end video card.

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz Review
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TechPowerUp
Published: 05.10.2017
Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz Review
5.0

Intel strikes back! The Core i7-8700K comes with six processor cores, plus HyperThreading, for a total of twelve threads. Overclocking potential is excellent, reaching 5 GHz on all cores, with ease, on just air cooling. Pricing is also extremely reasonable, with just a small increase over the previous quad-core 7700K.

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7 8700K processor review
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Guru3D.com
Published: 10.05.2017
Intel Core i7 8700K processor review
5.0

It is time to check out the new six-core proc from Intel, yes the Core i7 8700K will be put through our benchmark paces and yes this is Coffee Lake, Intel's new mainstream processor that you will ne... Introduction

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7-8700K and i5-8400 Coffee Lake CPU Review
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TweakTown
Published: 05.10.2017
Intel Core i7-8700K and i5-8400 Coffee Lake CPU Review
4.7

Intel today takes the covers off its newest desktop processors, the Core i7-8700K and i5-8400 Coffee Lake CPUs. Strap in as we check them out.

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Coffee Lake-S: Core i7 8700K review
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Eurogamer.net
Published: 05.12.2017
Intel Coffee Lake-S: Core i7 8700K review

The rumours are true. Intel's new Coffee Lake-S represents the biggest generational leap we've seen since the classic S…

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7 8700K review: Coffee Lake beats Ryzen, but proves games don’t care for cores
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PCGamesN
Published: 09.01.2019
Intel Core i7 8700K review: Coffee Lake beats Ryzen, but proves games don’t care for cores

The top Coffee Lake CPU right now, and the first Intel response to AMD's Ryzen. So, how does it compare?

Intel Core i7 8700K Intel Core i7-8700K 6-Core 12-Thread Processor Review | Page 6 of 8 | eTeknix
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eTeknix
Published: 05.10.2017
Intel Core i7-8700K 6-Core 12-Thread Processor Review | Page 6 of 8 | eTeknix

Intel Core i7-8700K Both Intel and AMD have been locking horns over the last few months, something we haven't seen on a competitive level for years now. We've had Ryzen and Threadripper go head to head with Intel's previous/current gen, as well as their new X299 platform chips like the 18c 16t thread 7980XE. Now Intel is back again, this time with their Coffee Lake Z370 CPUs. These are what I would call mid-to-high-end consumer processors, unlike the more enthusiast and professionally focused X299 platform. We kick things off for today with the high-end Intel Core i7-7820X, one of the first

Intel Core i7 8700K Core i7-8700K Review: Intel's response to Ryzen is faster and cheaper than ever
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Published: 05.10.2017
Core i7-8700K Review: Intel's response to Ryzen is faster and cheaper than ever

Intel's aptly named Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K offers a frenetic amount of performance at prices unheard of from the chip giant.

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