The Core i7-8700 is the non-K variant, with lower clocks (3.2 GHz base, 4.6 GHz turbo) and a lower TDP (65W). The K designation means this processor is unlocked and can be overclocked by adjusting the frequency multiplier, subject to appropriate cooling, applied voltage, and the quality of the chip (Intel only guarantees 4.7 GHz). The Core i7-8700K starts at a 3.7 GHz base frequency and is designed to turbo to 4.7 GHz in single threaded workloads, with a thermal design power (TDP) of 95W. In previous generations ‘Core i7’ meant that we were discussing quad-core parts with hyperthreading, but for this generation it moves up to a six-core part with hyperthreading. Intel 8th Generation 'Coffee Lake' Desktop ProcessorsĪt the top of the stack are two Core i7 Coffee Lake processors. However due to differences in the pin-layout of these two sets of processors, 8 th Gen will only work in Z370 boards and there is no level of cross compatibility. Technically these processors use the LGA1151 socket, which is also used by the 6 th Generation and 7 th Generation processors with the Z170 and Z270 chipsets. To start, the processor stack that Intel is making available today consists of six desktop processors that all fall under the ‘8 th Generation’ nomenclature, and are built under the codename ‘Coffee Lake’ to designate the microarchitecture and manufacturing process combination.Īll these new processors are desktop parts, meaning they are socketed processors for use in appropriate motherboards featuring the Z370 chipset. There are a number of interesting elements to this launch to be excited about, and a number of factors that raise even further questions, which we will go in to. Buy Intel Core i7-8700K on Newegg Coffee Lake Hits Primetime
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