Got the CPU as part of my new build. Have used the product for 4 months and happy with the purchase. The integrated graphics supports 4k which is a bonus to free up my GPU. Paired this with a Noctua cooler and worked well, sitting comfortably at 20-24 degC for general use and 38-40 degC at 50% load.

It's performance is stellar, but it loses a point for Intel cheaping out with TIM. Get a good cooler. If you want to OC into the 4.8 ~ 5.0Ghz area, get a VERY good cooler.

Fastest single core performance available -Overclocks well -Crushes an i7 3930K / 5930K with ease

These are not cool CPU's; People are listing low idle temps like it's a big deal; Even at stock clocks with a decent liquid cooler, expect 65 ~ 70° C under stress; Start throwing more voltage at it while overclocking past 4.6Ghz and even good liquid coolers will jump into the upper 70s ~ 80s.

This processor is really all you need in terms of speed and multi-tasking. Save your money and buy this instead of the i7-9700k as the performance difference is very minor. I video edit and heavy game and this processor never fails. Really big upgrade if you're coming from a 4th-5th gen i7 or i5.

To say 2017 has been a busy year for desktop-PC processors would be an understatement the size of Texas—or at least, Oregon. The best way to sum it all up might be to say, simply: In 2017, you'll get more cores (and more threads) for your CPU dollar than ever. That keeps getting reaffirmed as the year goes on—and it's not over yet. We still have the Intel Core i7-8700K ($379) to discuss. But first, AMD kicked off the trend with its eight-core Ryzen 7 chips in March, topping out on that platform with the Ryzen 7 1800X ($375.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) . And the new-CPU conveyor belt really hasn't stopped running since then, with AMD following on with six-core Ryzen 5 chips like the Ryzen 5 1600X, and quad-core, four-thread Ryzen 3 options like the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X. Intel countered with impressive, expensive enthusiast-class offerings in a new family called the Core X-Series, topped by the 18-core Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edtion. That mega-chip made AMD's competing counterp...

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.

50 percent more cores and threads (and higher boost clocks) than previous-gen mainstream chips; Best gaming performance we've seen at 1080p, when paired with a GTX 1080; Consistently tops AMD's similarly priced Ryzen 7 1700X

Higher MSRP than Core i7-7700K; Requires a new motherboard, despite Z370 chipset offering no substantive new features

For years, Intel has been the establishment of PC enthusiasts. To stretch the current British political metaphor, it was ‘many cores for the few' people who had enough cash to buy a high-end processor and ultra-expensive motherboard.

Huge six-core power; Highly overclockable; Stable and easy-to-use platform; Mighty single-core speeds and gaming performance; Cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X

Doesn't compete with Ryzen 1700 or 1700X on price; Cheaper 8-core Ryzens offer similar multi-core performance; Not compatible with older motherboards

Quite good, one of the best for games currently. Top 3 right now are 8700k, 9700k and 9900k, and you can include 8086k (if you can find it), but it will be around $600, and who wants that when you got 9900k for ~$510 I had 8700k fail on me, so I replaced it with 9700k, 8700k was hotter, but needed...

I haven't produced any benchmarking data, but, as you would expect, I could see a marked improvement in performance inside and outside of games after upgrading to this i7 8700K from an i5 6400, though obviously this was also along with a motherboard upgrade. I have no complaints so far.

I've overclocked mine to 5200mhz @ 1.350v which beats the Ryzen 1800X 8 core on both single and multi threaded apps comfortably!! And its only a 6 core! Fastest most insane CPU I've ever owned. I thought my 7700K was fast but this is on another level.

Even though its more than a year old this processor (K version) is a beast. If you get a good cooler (such as Noctua d-15s) the 8700k stays cool just fine and even with a mild overclock (4.7 or 4.8) it outperforms my high expectations.

Intel had to push the core count on its mainstream processors with Coffee Lake . This was inevitable, and frankly, would have been unthinkable had chip maker introduced yet another generation of quad-core CPUs in light of how AMD has redrawn the battle lines with Ryzen and Threadripper .

Hyper-threading overtakes Ryzen; Low-impact overclocking

Overclocking only on K models; Requires new motherboard