Review on Intel Core i7-8700K: Unleash the Power of 6 Cores, Turbo Boost up to 4.7GHz – Perfect for LGA1151 300 Series Desktops! by Micha ochowski ᠌

Name: Intel Core i7-8700K: Unleash the Power of 6 Cores, Turbo Boost up to 4.7GHz – Perfect for LGA1151 300 Series Desktops!
Item: Intel Core i7-8700K: Unleash the Power of 6 Cores, Turbo Boost up to 4.7GHz – Perfect for LGA1151 300 Series Desktops!
Rating: 1

May 03, 2023

Second-rate product, won't buy it again.

If you look at the previous line - then +2 cores or + 50% power - good progress.
But if you look at competitors, then the I7-8700K is an extremely unprofitable purchase. You will not see the difference in games with Ryzen 1700/1600 (unless you are a fan of running the game at minimum 720p), but in terms of money, the difference is huge. And in addition, you need very solid cooling, and even cool cooling will not save you from temperatures of 80-95 degrees, when in Ryzen you can limit yourself to a cheap cooler and the temperatures will be low.
Also, if you look at past processor models, then Intel has a lot of 6+ nuclear models. The same I7-5820K with solder under the cover has 6 cores. It has 4-channel memory, but for all that, the I7-8700K costs 50% more. I don't understand the logic.
The red price for the processor is 18,000 - no more. And even then with such a price (18k), I would also think about buying a Ryzen or i7-8700K.

Pros

- Intel has finally moved, otherwise since 2022 they have been releasing the same percent

Cons

- The performance is lower than that of competitors, the same Ryzen 7 1700 costs 2 times less, and gives out more in multi-threading. - Strong heating due to poor thermal interface. If Ryzen can be cooled with any cooler for 1000-1500, then for the I7-8700K you need a cooler for 3000-10000. - Necessity of the scalp. Without a scalp cap, you can't even expect to get a frequency above 4.7. The processor is very hot even in stock. - Exorbitantly high price. Competitors with the same performance are 2 times cheaper. -Stillborn chipset. the Z390 is already planned. - Not enough processors. Intel was in a hurry to release and did not provide enough processors.