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Review on ๐Ÿ’ป Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor: 6 Core, Up to 4.6 GHz, LGA 1151 300 Series, 65W Power Consumption by Wiktor Kowalczyk แ Œ

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The quality does not meet expectations, I will not buy any more.

I purchased a CPU based on reviews I read on youtube, which said that it was the best processor for gaming, that it ran cool, and that the thermal paste was superior to that of the 7700K. What can I say, the tests weren't to be trusted. Let's begin with the most crucial issue: The 95 W TDP is announced. This is an absolute, absolute untruth! I decided that was enough and installed DeepCool Gammaxx 300 with TDP 130 - AS IF THERE IS NO THIS COOLER, the percent does not feel it! Since I wasn't going to drive it up to 5 GHz, I figured it was plenty! Afterwards, I installed Zalman's performance (people run FXs up to 5 GHz on it!) - a short while later, but once more, the temps are 80-90 with spikes up to 100, and the radiator is not even hot! This performance serves no purpose if the % throttles continuously. And not a single "tester" or "reviewer" will mention this issue at all! Who knows? They scalp them and substitute ZhM for the chewing gum. Exactly why not? In contrast to us, they will send a replacement scalp if the first is failed, thus they are not concerned about the guarantee. At these temperatures, I'm confident it will be necessary, but I don't want to lose the warranty by scalping the %. It will be twisted in a year no matter what they claim about "normal 100 degrees"! I never imagined such a well-known organization as Intel would put up with such garbage. I am generally really angry with this processor since it never lives up to its worth.

Pros
  • High performance per core; 6 cores; high frame rates
Cons
  • As hot as a blacksmith's oven; the cost bites; at the smallest acceleration, the heat does not have time to "spread" to the lid and the throttles; demands a cooling system >250W TDP.