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Review: Intel Core i7 8700K processor
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. The processor does a good job and manages to make a sturdy impression, as well as it being tweakable over 5.0 GHz on all six cores.
Read the review right here.
Review: Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 - 10/05/2017 03:01 PM
In this review we check out that delicious Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 motherboard, we'll pair it with the six-core Core i7 8700K. Yes, this is the new Coffee Lake platform. Read the review right ...
Review: Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming - 10/05/2017 03:00 PM
One more from Gigabyte, the nicely priced Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming motherboard getrs tested. Will it perform as fast as the more expensive Gaming 7? Read the review right here....
Review: MSI Z370 Godlike Gaming - 10/05/2017 02:59 PM
MSI has joined the party as well with their enthusiast targeted MSI Z370 Godlike Gaming motherboard, we'll again match it up with the new six-core Core i7 8700K. How do three Ethernet jacks and the o...
Review: Riotoro CR1080 Reversed Compact PC Chassis - 10/03/2017 10:27 AM
We review the Riotoro CR1080 Compact PC Case Mini Tower, a product series that is designed for compact builds with decent looks. This case can house a regular ATX motherboard, but also has a special f...
Review: Cooler Master Cosmos C700P Super Tower Chassis - 09/28/2017 02:00 PM
We review the Cooler Master Cosmos C700P which they released today. the legend is back in a new 2017 jacket! That means included RGB LED system, tempered glass side panel with not one but two bends, a...
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#5478722 Posted on: 10/05/2017 03:14 PM
Second. Will reserve my final thoughts after reading!
Negatives:
Only 16 PCIe lanes - miserly
Dual channel DDR4
No USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) on chip
Integrated graphics - waste of die space that could be used for more useful things (like more PCIe lanes or USB3.1)
THAT INTEL ONLY GIVES A SHIT SINCE COMPETITION FROM THREADRIPPER APPEARED (corporate consolidation?)
Positives:
Price (compared to the i9 series)
10x USB 3.1 Gen1 (5 Gbps) through the chipset
Idle power
Single core boost to 4.7GHz - usesful for lots of single thread programs/games
So CPU has 16 lanes and Z370 chipset has "up to 24 PCIe 3.0 lanes". So does that mean a typical Z370 board will have 40 lanes available or not?
Thoughts.
My current first/second generation Gulftown i7-970 has a single core Cinebench score of 86, and this brand new 8th generation nearly fastest single core CPU is still only 194, so only slightly over twice as fast - not really much of an improvement in that many years and generations of Intel CPU is it? You'd think it should be 500+ at this stage...
Multi-core Cinebench is just as bad with mine being 703 and this being only 1296
OK, it looks OK, although hard to compare to 7700K as this is missing from many of the graphs. I will check prices combined for cpu/motherboard and see how AMD compare before deciding which to go for.
£360 pre-order from UK scan.
Second. Will reserve my final thoughts after reading!
Negatives:
Only 16 PCIe lanes - miserly
Dual channel DDR4
No USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) on chip
Integrated graphics - waste of die space that could be used for more useful things (like more PCIe lanes or USB3.1)
THAT INTEL ONLY GIVES A SHIT SINCE COMPETITION FROM THREADRIPPER APPEARED (corporate consolidation?)
Positives:
Price (compared to the i9 series)
10x USB 3.1 Gen1 (5 Gbps) through the chipset
Idle power
Single core boost to 4.7GHz - usesful for lots of single thread programs/games
So CPU has 16 lanes and Z370 chipset has "up to 24 PCIe 3.0 lanes". So does that mean a typical Z370 board will have 40 lanes available or not?
Thoughts.
My current first/second generation Gulftown i7-970 has a single core Cinebench score of 86, and this brand new 8th generation nearly fastest single core CPU is still only 194, so only slightly over twice as fast - not really much of an improvement in that many years and generations of Intel CPU is it? You'd think it should be 500+ at this stage...
Multi-core Cinebench is just as bad with mine being 703 and this being only 1296
OK, it looks OK, although hard to compare to 7700K as this is missing from many of the graphs. I will check prices combined for cpu/motherboard and see how AMD compare before deciding which to go for.
£360 pre-order from UK scan.
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#5478723 Posted on: 10/05/2017 03:14 PM
5 Reviews at the same time ? You are crazy Hilbert !
5 Reviews at the same time ? You are crazy Hilbert !
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#5478724 Posted on: 10/05/2017 03:17 PM
Looking at 1440p results - " One Zen+ Please. Thank you Sir. "
Looking at 1440p results - " One Zen+ Please. Thank you Sir. "
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#5478725 Posted on: 10/05/2017 03:30 PM
It is exactly what we expected isn't it ?
It is exactly what we expected isn't it ?
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First! Lets read XD
EDIT: Looks like the iGPU doesn't suck as mush as before, at least is finally competing with AMD APU line dedicated for what it is. Now let's see how the Zen+Vega APU will change this picture.
As single thread performer, nothing changed and that's a great sign: more cores didn't mean loss in performance. As a multi-threaded performer it's a bit low from what I expected, but still a solid performer for what it is: what Intel should have launched 2 years ago.
I think the majority of gamers will be inclined to the i5 because of the price point, that will be interesting to compare to the R5 1600(x).
Finally Intel moved it's ass, thanks to AMD. Let's hope AMD doesn't sleep 6 more years because this is a great CPU for who have been waiting with their i5/7 2500/2600/2700!