Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Processor
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Expert reviews
The overall review score is calculated from averaging this product's international review scores.
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10/23/2017
SummaryIn the wrapup to our Core i7-7700K review, we expressed the hope that AMD would force Intel into a fight, and cited rumours of six-core Coffee Lake chips that would take a year to make it to market. Nine months later, and here we are - AMD did exactly tha...
gadgets.ndtv.comProsStable performance, Looks slick, Good overclocking support
ConsToo few rear USB ports, Multi Core Enhancement on by default, Pointless RGB LED positioning,
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10/23/2017
SummaryIn the wrapup to our Core i7-7700K review, we expressed the hope that AMD would force Intel into a fight, and cited rumours of six-core Coffee Lake chips that would take a year to make it to market. Nine months later, and here we are - AMD did exactly tha...
gadgets.ndtv.comProsStable performance, Looks slick, Good overclocking support
ConsToo few rear USB ports, Multi Core Enhancement on by default, Pointless RGB LED positioning,
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10/05/2017
SummaryFinally, we have a six-core Intel CPU in the mainstream segment. And the good thing about the Intel Core i7-8700K is that it's a 6-core processor that outdoes AMD's 8-core Ryzen 7 1800X in quite a few benchmarks. Given that its US pricing is lower than th...
digit.inProsBest gaming CPU, Impressive gains over previous gen, High overclock potential
ConsCould have had more than 16 PCIe lanes, Negligible IPC gains, Still uses thermal paste instead of solder
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10/05/2017
SummaryFinally, we have a six-core Intel CPU in the mainstream segment. And the good thing about the Intel Core i7-8700K is that it's a 6-core processor that outdoes AMD's 8-core Ryzen 7 1800X in quite a few benchmarks. Given that its US pricing is lower than th...
digit.inProsBest gaming CPU, Impressive gains over previous gen, High overclock potential
ConsCould have had more than 16 PCIe lanes, Negligible IPC gains, Still uses thermal paste instead of solder
Retail prices reported as of 26 Jun 2022 12:57:32 GMT