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[GURU3D] Intel i7-8700K CPU Review Leaks Onto The Web

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A new review of a Core i7 8700K has leaked onto the web, in Asia it is EXPreview who posted some benchmarks of the 8700K versus the 7700K and 7800X.

The guys benchmark the proc based on a the default clock / turbo on a system with 4x8GB memory set at JEDEC DDR4-2400 with CL14 timings. The results are as expected and as prognosed from what we have seen earlier on with the Cinebench leaks. EXPreview also took the proc to 4.5GHz and is showing some gaming benchmarks at 1920 x 1080.




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Based on just the images in this link, 8700K is 7% faster in gaming and 42% in multithreadded applications.Only 1% faster in single thread. No bad with 2 extra cores and 4 extra threads.

Extremely interesting! I'm going to wait for official reviews to come out from various reliable outlets before I see what's what. Wife is do for an upgrade so a 8700K might be in order for her. Hopefully, We get good pricing here in the great white north.
 
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#2 ·
Interesting. So Intel made their 7700 better without sacrificing single thread performance
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#6 ·
its a hexacore 7700k, performance wise. Cool, I can wrap my head around that
 
#7 ·
I still love my Ryzen build, but if this is close to the 1700x price point i will be a little saddened. The only disappointment I have with my 1700x is it cant overclock. If i even think about typing 40 in the multiplier it crashes(reguardless of voltage) so I'm stuck at 3.95 (3.888 as reads in windows for some reason). But this looks like the exact chip i wanted back before Ryzen. Might have to do a new build come the nvidia 11xx series.
 
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Originally Posted by vmatt1203 View Post

I still love my Ryzen build, but if this is close to the 1700x price point i will be a little saddened. The only disappointment I have with my 1700x is it cant overclock. If i even think about typing 40 in the multiplier it crashes(reguardless of voltage) so I'm stuck at 3.95 (3.888 as reads in windows for some reason). But this looks like the exact chip i wanted back before Ryzen. Might have to do a new build come the nvidia 11xx series.
Don't be that sad, the only reason this processor exists is because of the Ryzen. Plus, the difference in real world will be negligible. If you're happy with your Ryzen as is, then it was a good purchase. These are just things we have to deal with as enthusiasts.
 
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Originally Posted by Glottis View Post

I hate these lazy reviews that only compare against previous flagship CPU. Where is comparison against 2500K, 2600K, 5820K etc.?
has it ever occurred to you not everyone is able to hold on to/source chips from 5 years ago?
 
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Originally Posted by Glottis View Post

I hate these lazy reviews that only compare against previous flagship CPU. Where is comparison against 2500K, 2600K, 5820K etc.?
has it ever occurred to you not everyone is able to hold on to/source chips from 5 years ago?
Not to mention that people are reading these "lazy reviews" for free.
 
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Originally Posted by xTesla1856 View Post

If this thing does 5GHz as easily as the 7700K did
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Ryzen might be in real trouble...
It won't. expect 4.5ghz as a max for most non-delids.
 
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Originally Posted by xTesla1856 View Post

If this thing does 5GHz as easily as the 7700K did
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Ryzen might be in real trouble...
Yes but only in your best or fantastic dreams.
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If you look only price-performance numbers+extra, everything is very clear or logical=i7 8700K is classic Intel overpriced garbage.
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R5 1600 6/12

- 200$ or 202-210euro

- good stock CPU cooler easy overlocking to 3.8ghz

R7 1700 8/16

- 300$ or 300euro

- good stock CPU cooler easy overclocking to 3.5ghz

- for higher overclocking good 25$ CPU cooler is more then sufficient

https://techreport.com/review/31972/thermaltake-contac-silent-12-cpu-cooler-reviewed/3

i7 8700K 6/12

- 350+$ or 380-400euro

- no CPU cooler in the retail box

 
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Originally Posted by MrStrat007 View Post

Unless I'm mistaken, won't this chip be soldered as is customary with Intel's hex-core and up designs? Not sure if this has changed since a few years ago but it's possible that delidding will not be possible/required.
Intel doesn't solder anything anymore. Even the 18-core 7980XE uses their lame TIM.
 
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Originally Posted by vmatt1203 View Post

I still love my Ryzen build, but if this is close to the 1700x price point i will be a little saddened. The only disappointment I have with my 1700x is it cant overclock. If i even think about typing 40 in the multiplier it crashes(reguardless of voltage) so I'm stuck at 3.95 (3.888 as reads in windows for some reason). But this looks like the exact chip i wanted back before Ryzen. Might have to do a new build come the nvidia 11xx series.
If OCing is a big deal to you then you should've dropped more on a Intel counterpart. You pay premium for little gain but that's the way it is.
Besides, going from 3.95 to 4.2 isn't gonna give you much at all.

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Originally Posted by xTesla1856 View Post

If this thing does 5GHz as easily as the 7700K did
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Ryzen might be in real trouble...
Depends on the price, power consumption and performance altho the latter is clearly gonna be great on 5ghz.
I very much doubt it's gonna take the price/performance crown from AMD tho.
 
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Can't wait for this!! finally 6 core on Z platform
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everyone talk about the OC ability.. remember this still on 1151 socket and small die.. but even i'm sure 4.7ghz is guaranteed ( multi core enhancement ).. and maybe delid unlock the 5ghz magic
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Originally Posted by Frugal View Post

Just wait for the new Ryzen (refresh/Zen 2, whatever) and you'll only have the CPU to upgrade instead of the whole system.
That's a very good point to consider as well.
I personally would buy for the sole reason of having to rip your system completely apart whenever you want a cpu upgrade.

I strongly feel that intel is milking hard with their socket shenanigans.
 
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