Although we consider AMD's Ryzen 5 1600 to be the sweet spot for folks building a new high-end gaming rig, many of you interested in going Intel have been wondering whether it makes more sense to buy the Core i7-7700K or the new 7800X? Intel classifications are for general, educational and planning purposes only and consist of Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN) and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers. Any use made of Intel classifications are without recourse to Intel and shall not be construed as a representation or warranty regarding the proper ECCN or HTS. Your company as an importer and/or exporter is responsible for determining the correct classification of your transaction.

See http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/hyper-threading/hyper-threading-technology.html?wapkw=hyper+threading for more information including details on which processors support Intel® HT Technology. Processors that support 64-bit computing on Intel® architecture require an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Since this is a popular title right now I thought why not throw it into the mix. If you're playing with a dual-core or a lower-end quad-core and things aren't going well don't bother spending big by investing in the 7800X. You'll see almost 30% more performance when using the 7700K according to my testing. The Z370 platform is also rumoured to offer more PCIe lanes than Z270, further negating reasons to consider opting for the company's HEDT platform (which is still likely to offer a few more), so the Core i7-7800X faces an uncertain future, especially as there will be far more motherboard options, especially concerning form factors such as micro-ATX and mini-ITX, for the Core i7-8700K too, with the only advantages therefore being quad-channel memory support and a supposed additional four PCIe lanes - 28 compared to 24. Jun 27th 2022 Windows Defender can Significantly Impact Intel CPU Performance, We have the Fix (219)Nov 22nd 2023 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H iGPU Outperforms AMD Radeon 780M, Comes Close to Desktop Intel Arc A380 (39) System and Maximum TDP is based on worst case scenarios. Actual TDP may be lower if not all I/Os for chipsets are used. The inclusion of a six-core CPU in Intel's Skylake-X lineup is something of a mystery in the current scheme of things given that we fully expect them to appear in the mainstream platform courtesy of Coffee Lake.

With fewer cores involved, we hoped that the Core i7-7800X might be able to squeeze out some extra megahertz, and we did indeed reach a healthy 4.8GHz with a vcore of 1.29V. This is a fantastic result, as it represents the highest frequency we've ever achieved with an HEDT processor and is a massive 400MHz higher than the Core i7-6850K, one of Intel's previous generation six-core CPUs. You can see our initial launch article for Skylake-X here, while today we'll be comparing the Core i7-7800X to other current CPUs in its price range as well as those that match certain of its specifications - these include the Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 7 1700X, which will be the new CPU's main competitors, at least until Coffee Lake arrives. Specifications Intel processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html for details. Max Turbo Frequency refers to the maximum single-core processor frequency that can be achieved with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. See www.intel.com/technology/turboboost/ for more information and applicability of this technology. Over at Techspot, Steven Walton managed to get a hold of Intel's new six-core, 12-thread Core i7-7800X CPU, and chose to take it for a spin over a levy of gaming benchmarks. The results don't bode particularly well for Intel's new top i7 offering, though: it is soundly beat by its smaller, svelter brother in virtually all gaming tasks.Jan 20th 2023 PSA: Intel I226-V 2.5GbE on Raptor Lake Motherboards Has a Connection Drop Issue: No Fix Available (203) The fact it did this at a voltage that was tameable by a modest all-in-one liquid-cooler makes the Core i7-7800X quite attractive to those that want a couple of extra cores but don't want to miss out on the high-frequency advantages offered by Intel's K-series mainstream CPUs.