Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Ill admit, I bought into it, drove 148 miles to frys when I saw they had 1 in houston. Got it and a motherboard...$600 bucks. I currently have 2 rigs. 1st - 6850K with Asus X-99 AII, 2nd - Ryzen 1700X. This 8700K has got that sparkling number 5Ghz, pay no attention that is only one core than can do that. Pay no attention to the 28 Lanes as opposed to my 40 with my 6850K. How did it go against the 6850K? Im not sure, feel like the same processor to me. I have my 6850K at a stable 4.4Ghz, watercooled. 6 Cores, 12 Threads. Sound Familiar? Gee whiz, odd how it was released but so hard to come by...right before the holidays. Man o man, people are paying $675 all day for this processor on eBay. Well played intel. How did it fair against the 1700X? Well, its a little better in Games I guess, but I play simulators which use as many cores as possible. I saw maybe a maximum of 5% difference between the 1700X and 8700K at 4.0Ghz and 4.6Ghz respectively. So yeah, I wish I could kick the processor back to the vendor...but Id like my money back. Dont get me wrong, Intel makes good stuff, but they dont push it until they gotta make room for the BIG NEW GAME CHANGING FASTEST PROCESSOR EVER! TO BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 10th!!,,,,Maybe....I mean....they have more, they are just trying to stir as much of a swarm of eager intel puppies as possible that are OK with a Z270 Motherboard....whoops, I mean Z370...cant wait for that Z390 coming out Q1 withthe 8790K....that will be somethin!

Lots of new Ryzen chips out there that are amazing and offer great bang for the buck. But if you are just upgrading an 1151 socket then this gets you pretty close to the best performance from the newer i7s for cheaper. Still going strong in 2019.

Had the I 5 which is no slouch but the I 7 is so much better!!!

Its not top-of-the-line, but if you want something thatll give you some oomph for your budget, this is the processor to work with.

Very nice cpu. No problems on install on Ausus ROG Maximus X hero. Auto over clocked and stable at 4.7 with sufficient liquid cooling.

Quick delivery, very powerful. I would recommend. Arma 3 80fps on ultra.

Rien à dire .. tip top et surtout bien emballé

Blistering fast processor. I have mine liquid cooled with no overclock and it runs no higher than 60c under full load. This thing is a must have for any gamer!

good item

Great CPU from Intel. I was debating whether to give this a 4 or 3 star rating due to the poor quality thermal paste used on the IHS. Fix this Intel. AMD got it right.