Thursday, October 5th 2017
Intel Core i7 8700K Already OC'd to 7.45 GHz under LN2; 100% Frequency Increase
Hot from the semiconductor presses, but even hotter from our very own reviews of Intel's latest-generation Coffee Lake CPUs, Intel's 8700K, unlocked six-core, 12-threaded processor has already been overclocked up to 7.45 GHz under extreme cooling. The feat, achieved by HWBOT user Kovan Yang, currently stands in first place of 8700 K processors, and is in sixth-place in overall CPU frequency ranking - which marks the first time in a while an Intel Core branded processor has achieved such a feat.
The overclock was achieved in a system that was configured with MSI's Z370 Godlike Gaming motherboard, unspecified DDR4 memory, an NVIDIA 8400 GS graphics card. The INtel 8700K was configured with a multiplier of 73x, and the base BUS speed was increased to 101 MHz. Expect more daring overclocks with Intel's latest family of Core processors in the future - der8auer has achieved a speed of 7.3 GHz on the same processor already, but more users and big overclock players are sure to make their overclocking feats known. In our own review, our very own W1zzard found that Intel's latest 8700K was the fastest, more future-proof consumer-level, non-HEDT Intel processor, and that it can be easily overclocked on air to 5 GHz.
Source:
HWBOT
The overclock was achieved in a system that was configured with MSI's Z370 Godlike Gaming motherboard, unspecified DDR4 memory, an NVIDIA 8400 GS graphics card. The INtel 8700K was configured with a multiplier of 73x, and the base BUS speed was increased to 101 MHz. Expect more daring overclocks with Intel's latest family of Core processors in the future - der8auer has achieved a speed of 7.3 GHz on the same processor already, but more users and big overclock players are sure to make their overclocking feats known. In our own review, our very own W1zzard found that Intel's latest 8700K was the fastest, more future-proof consumer-level, non-HEDT Intel processor, and that it can be easily overclocked on air to 5 GHz.
26 Comments on Intel Core i7 8700K Already OC'd to 7.45 GHz under LN2; 100% Frequency Increase
But yeah, impressive, albeit 100% useless for day to day.
7.45GHz? No. 7.405GHz.
First place for an 8700K? Yes.
Sixth place overall? NOT EVEN CLOSE! Not even in the top 20, top 50, top 100, top 200, or top 300. 302nd place.
First time in a while for an Intel Core branded processor to achieve such a feat? A while as in forever maybe. Since it's NEVER happened...that I'm aware of. It is currently the second highest globally ranked Core branded processor OC on HWBOT though. Highest globally ranked on HWBOT is a Core i7-7740X @ 7.5GHz on liquid helium(271st global ranking). Highest on CPU-Z Validator is a Core i7-7740X @7.562GHz on liquid helium(also on HWBOT with no global ranking). Anything clocked/ranked higher is either a Pentium or a Celeron.
hwbot.org/benchmark/cpu_frequency/rankings#start=0#interval=20
valid.x86.fr/records.html
I am currently looking at an upgraded built, and would go for the 1700 - non X. Close to the same FPS for Gaming (1440p) and less power consumption while having more cores.
Its all marketing. Who do you think pays those guys to overclock hardware?
Im not interested in extreme overclocking in general. Unless I can run it 24/7 Im not interested.
Edit: BTW I just realized the review is up for this CPU. Looks pretty good. Not a big difference in gaming but 15%+ improvements in single threaded and 33% multi threaded with the extra cores sounds good to me. . It would suck if you just bought a HEDT platform with 4 cores.
And the speed in the title is wrong.
Ai.
Maybe a record for an Intel chip outside of a quad core with all cores enabled (maybe)
But this is the record to break.
and if you really want kudo's link the ref as proof.
like this:
8700k vs 7700k stock = 8700k performs 5-15% better
www.tweaktown.com/news/59262/8700k-benchmarks-10-faster-7700k-stock-clocks/index.html
videocardz.com/72112/intel-claims-i7-8700k-to-be-11-faster-than-7700k
pricewise:
8700k $434 vs 7700k $369 (didn't find any cheaper here locally www.tweakers.net/pricewatch )
15% performance increase vs 17% price increase.
so performance per dollar is lower for 8700k only with respect to gaming performance
and so on...
so much to choose from. please narrow it down, tnx