Testseek.co.uk have collected 199 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 8086K 4GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 8086K 4GHz Socket 1151.
July 2018
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The editors liked
First consumer Intel CPU at 5GHz
Overclocks to all-core 5GHz easily
Potent Coffee Lake architecture
Limited edition
Overclocks like a champ
Rare moments of 5 GHz operation are exciting
Highest-quality Coffee Lake silicon
A bit of available overclocking headroom
Limited-edition piece of history
Fastest gaming processor
The editors didn't like
20 per cent premium over 8700K
No cooler in box
Benchmark scores equal to Core i7-8700K
Slightly pricier for small speed bump
5.0GHz boost clock refers to single-core Turbo Boost
Imperceptible performance gains vs. -8700K at stock settings
Technically speaking, the Intel Core i7-8086K is Intel's fastest mainstream desktop processor released to date. Its 5GHz peak, single-core turbo frequency gives it the edge in single-threaded workloads over any other x86 processor currently available. The...
Published: 2018-07-06, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Here is a look at the overall CPU temperatures over the course of the dozens of benchmarks run via the Phoronix Test Suite and captured in a fully-automated and comparable manner. As a reminder, the AMD Ryzen CPUs were using their included stock Wraith he...
Published: 2018-06-27, Author: Paul , review by: tomshardware.com
The 40th-anniversary Core i7-8086K is appealing to collectors due to its limited-edition status. It's also a solid choice if you're on the hunt for the utmost in gaming and overclocking performance (and are willing to pay a hefty premium for it).8...
Published: 2018-06-17, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
Intel launching the Core i7-8086K as a 40th Anniversary part took us by surprise. The processor on paper is a slightly higher binned version of the Core i7-8700K, with a +300 MHz bump on the base frequency and the single core turbo frequency, allowing Int...
Published: 2018-06-11, Author: Jeff , review by: Techreport.com
There are two ways to evaluate the Core i7-8086K. The first is as a commemorative curio. Intel fans who want to celebrate 40 years of x86 should probably leave theirs sealed in the box for future generations to pick over when silicon becomes a curiosity...
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Published: 2018-06-11, Author: Ken , review by: pcper.com
Abstract: Eager to test this new CPU, I picked one up from our local Microcenter on Friday evening, and plugged it into our Coffee Lake CPU testbed, powered by a Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 motherboard (updated to the latest BIOS), let my first pass of automated C...
For now, the 8086K is the best CPU for the Z370 platform, and it's the best overclocking CPU I have seen from Intel. Overclocking is really the strong point of this CPU if you are looking at practicality. You are basically guaranteed a 5GHz OC on all core...
Published: 2018-11-19, Author: Darren , review by: futurefive.co.nz
Abstract: Whilst I've seen commemorative coins and stamps, I've never seen a commemorative CPU.Intel's Core i7 8086K is exactly that. The special edition chip celebrates 40 years since the launch of the original 8086 processor and 50 years since the founding of Chi...
Fastest gaming CPU money can buy, Overclocking options, Power draw
Expensive, Limited supply and availability
I'm thoroughly happy with the 8086K and am rather pleased with what Intel has delivered. I do wish there was a matching or companion 8085K or some such thing without hyper-threading at a slightly better price, but for what's being offered, this is a soli...
The Intel Core i7-8086K is a nice way for Intel to mark the occasion of the 40th anniversary of their x86 generation. Being a better-binned chip, the Intel Core i7-8086K is like one of those golden batch CPUs that overclockers die to get their hands on. W...
