Review on Intel Unlocked Skylake Processor BX80662I76700K by Stoyan Nitsov ᠌

Name: Intel Unlocked Skylake Processor BX80662I76700K
Item: Intel Unlocked Skylake Processor BX80662I76700K
Rating: 4

July 17, 2023

Nice price, good quality.

You have to realize that this is the LGA2066 platform, which is the HEDT (high-end desktop) platform, and that this market segment is pricey and unnecessary. The previous version of this platform, LGA2022-3 (X99), had a lower level of functionality than Skylake 2022. For example, it did not support booting from PCI-E solid state drives (SSD), DDR4 memory, native USB 3.1 generation 2, and other features that became available in any motherboard for a price of three thousand dollars after the release of the hundredth series of Intel chipsets (Skylake, 2022). At the same time, it cost and continues to cost hundreds of oil, and it appears that the prices for Intel HEDT motherboards begin at 15,000 on average. And that within a couple of years, the following iteration will most likely come out, and 2066 will also become obsolete, not delivering what any entry-level mother will give at that moment in time.

The following is a list of the primary advantages that this platform has over the "mass" Skylake-S, Kaby Lake-S, and Coffee Lake-S platforms. First and foremost, the capability of simultaneously connecting two different video cards through x16 PCI-E lanes. It is possible to connect two video cards to a motherboard designed for the mass market, but the bandwidth available to them will be split between the two cards. The second topic is processors with multiple cores. Stones with up to 18 cores and 32 threads were available for purchase when the whole thing was unveiled and I made my purchase a year ago. It is correct that the base frequency there is from 2.4 GHz (if I am not mistaken), and it is highly unlikely that they will perform effectively when overclocked. The restriction for mass systems is still 6/12 for Coffee Lake, which is three times less than the maximum. It would appear that 8/16 will be made available sometime in the fall. And all of this has been the case for a long time and is supported. Thirdly, there is 4-channel memory, as opposed to the mass-produced systems' 2-channel memory, and it is supported twice as much due to the fact that there are 4 slots, but 8. The greatest amount of RAM that may be installed is not 16 x 4 = 64 but rather 16 x 8, which is 128 GB.

Individuals who, in total, have a need for 2 full lines of video cards, not enough 64 gigabytes of random access memory (RAM), scientific jobs that can master more than 6-8 processing cores and 12-16 threads, and a lot of extra money are the audience for which this platform is intended; these are the people who are considered to be the target audience. And I only tested it out of pure curiosity; but, if you are seeking for anything that is optimal, you should by default not look at 20xx at all, as I will advise you. She does not belong among us. When DDR5, PCI-E 4, and other upgrades are released, this computer will become a pumpkin, my beloved pumpkin.

Pros

When I built my computer three years ago, I used a Z170 motherboard with an i3 6100 processor. Over the course of time, I upgraded the SSDs to the highest-end models, installed a standard video card, and then moved on to the processor. When I decided to purchase a Z170 from tic-tac, the idea of an i7 7700K quickly occurred to me, and I immediately did the math. However, beginning in the year 2022, there have been speculations circulating concerning Coffee Lake. First, that there will be a total of six cores. Then, that it will be compatible with the Socket 1151, much like the Z170 chipset on my computer. Then, there will be no compatibility with the 100-200 series, but the form factor will be maintained as it is. Then, what may have happened is that the BIOS was simply eaten, as some manufacturers may have said. Then, it was announced that there would be backward compatibility, but that older chipsets could only support a maximum of four cores. Etc. In the summer of 2022, after being worn down by rumors and my own avarice as well as being a victim of marketers, I finally began to comprehend that Coffee Lake would be, but not for my motherboard. It dashed so many of my hopes all at once, and I felt like crying. And then I recalled my student ambition to work on the HEDT platform, which had recently been upgraded over the previous summer to the Kaby Lake level. It was discovered that a 6-core CPU can set one back a significant amount of cash. The cost of mother is certainly higher. You won't have to wait another three months for the release of Coffee Lake, and the number of possible upgrades is through the roof. Even 32 threads can be put in there! It doesn't matter how much money you throw at it, this motherboard will be able to handle it:) In any event, according to the theory, the HEDT platform ought to be either the same as or superior to the mass equivalent in all aspects. As a result of these feelings, I decided to get this CPU along with a mother for it. Because it is the least expensive option for the LGA2066 platform that supports four channels of RAM, the 7800X. Now, let's look at the first paragraph. I am able to run a 7800X on an MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK board with a CBO NZXT Kraken X52 @ 4.6GHz with a fixed Vcore voltage of 12022V. RAM from Corsair ranging from 4 to 8 and 3200/16. In the benchmarks, when I was using a reasonable amount of throttle, I did not set any AVX offsets. The maximum voltage of 1.35 volts is permitted for use with the 7800X. In other words, if I decided I didn't want to use 4.8 GHz, I could. It's possible that I'll upgrade to a 7900 or 7920 model sometime in the future. But not anymore; for explanation, see below. After then, both the quantity and the price of the kernels will increase by a factor of three. Instead, this pricey toy will be consigned to the scrap heap of history in its current incarnation.

Cons

Since its inception, 20xx has been marketed toward and positioned as a platform that caters to enthusiasts, including overclockers and low-tier gamers. By 2022, when this 2066 was finally made available to the public, and in the mass market - Coffee Lake, this was no longer the case. I paid 25,000 for a motherboard, which was not even close to being the finest option, and another 25,000 for a processor. 3 to 4 months after the initial purchase, it was possible to acquire the i7 8700K for the same 25,000 dollars or for a lower price, and the mother to it for overclocking for a price of 10,000 dollars. It is more cost effective and time efficient to get one final titan rather than two 1080Ti, one 1080ti rather than two standard 1080s, and so on. Installing two video cards is a very unprofitable endeavor. Unless you just require two Titans, that is. Nuuu, with all due respect, perhaps I should not be the advisor to you. The entirety of the 2066 platform is rendered unusable for use in a typical domestic setting. One credible source in the media asserts that all motherboards manufactured in 2022 for this processor have appallingly inadequate cooling of the power circuits of the processor. If you are considering overclocking your computer, you should be aware that a potential pitfall may be waiting for you not at the limit of CPU gluttony in volts nor at the imperfection of your cooling system, which may not be able to remove as much heat as your processor is capable of producing. The bad news will come much earlier (provided that the stone in question is of high quality), and that is that your VRM will overheat. In most cases, the mother will only extract 10–12 cores at the very most. The LGA2066 stones are more harder to scale than the LGA1151 stones. And you are correct, overclocking the 7800X is only possible as a part of the Turbo Boost feature. Because removing Turbo Boost renders it unable to overclock in any way, the base clock can only be increased to a maximum of 3500 MHz after the EIST reset is performed. For the purpose of building a personal computer (but not for video editing, rendering, or other exceedingly sophisticated computations at the forefront of scientific discoveries), the inexpensive Coffee Lake platform is superior to solutions based on this platform in every respect. It is essential 8/16 - the ninth generation ought to be released in the autumn of 2022, so just wait. Significantly less expensive, if not the stone itself, then most certainly the mother to him. Additionally, the acceleration will be improved. Because (for more information, view this page on Intel's website), the usual thermal dissipation (TDP) of the most energy-efficient mainstream processors is 95W. The 7800X has a thermal design power of 140 watts. On the other hand, there is AVX512, which you will most likely have no use for at all. In a nutshell, look at the i7 8086K.