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. 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.

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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. Jun 27th 2022 Windows Defender can Significantly Impact Intel CPU Performance, We have the Fix (219) Jan 20th 2023 PSA: Intel I226-V 2.5GbE on Raptor Lake Motherboards Has a Connection Drop Issue: No Fix Available (203) 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. 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.With a TDP of 140 W, the Core i7-7800X consumes a lot of power, so good cooling is definitely needed. Intel's processor supports DDR4 memory with a quad-channel interface. For communication with other components in the computer, Core i7-7800X uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor does not have integrated graphics, you will need a separate graphics card. 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. Processors that support 64-bit computing on Intel® architecture require an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS.