Intel Core i7-8086K Listed, First 5.00 GHz Processor

[cadaveca]

It wasn't waxy. It was an absolutely completely unusable powder that literally had trouble exiting the tube.

This isn't me making any overreaching claims either. It's one personal ancedote. Take it as nothing more. (The rest of the composition comments were me kidding around).

I'm giving you a hard time. But yeah, all of the Intel TIMs have been wax-based, for quite some time. That's why they are dry and chalky; it's not candle wax... but it IS a wax base. It makes them very hard to spread and also hard to remove properly, because the wax fills in the valleys in the metal and tends to fill those spaces more than the actual "working" TIM particles do, but this also ensures that there is far better contact than you'd think there was.


It is also why Intel heatsinks have such a high clamping pressure. Grease-based TIMs do not need such a high clamping pressure. Intel's documentation (platform whitepapers) have mentioned exactly this as to why the clamping force of a heatsink needs to meet minimum requirements, and why heatsink makers should be sure that the clamping force remains after long usage periods, since there will be some loss of the clamping force due to heat stressing. I mean, think of all those stock heatsinks that curve a motherboard... they clamp so tightly because Intel uses a wax-base TIM!!! Intel has designed their heatsinks purposefully for that chaulky TIM!!! The high clamping force makes that type of TIM perform better!

 

[bug]

The TIM should last >6 years of normal usage, if it doesn't then it's defective.
It's not bad just because it looks dry, that changes as it heats up.

TIM is a red herring. Whoever wants this new 8086 will buy it regardless. Who doesn't, won't buy it if it was soldered.

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

I'm not trying to be a dick. I just find it funny that you absolutely wants 8c/16t yet bought 6c/6t.

Again maybe my budget has changed since then. Maybe my needs for more cores is greater than it was when I bought the 6c/6t. It doesnt matter and should not matter to you.

 

[Casecutter]

The TIM should last >6 years of normal usage, if it doesn't then it's defective.

Thank for making my point, but how would you know it's slowly not reaching or sustaining max turbo spec as often; unless you where diligent and collected data when new and then monitored the degradation. So you finally think it the degradation of TIM so de-lid it... and now you've voided any warranty it might have had.

I would think if Intel had come out and said we went with solder as that provides it will sustain Turbo Boost more often to the claimed 5Ghz, but then everyone would say see we were right to be suspicious of the shortcomings of paste.

 

[CandymanGR]

For all the trolls whining this was propaganda or AMD was first, read the statement. The important word is "mainstream". The AMD offering was extremely limited quantity and mostly limited to OEM/system integrators. Plus, it lagged 10-30% behind the already available i7-4770K and suffered from epic latency (source).

FX 9590 was so mainstream, that you can still buy it. There is still availability.

 

[lexluthermiester]

FX 9590 was so mainstream, that you can still buy it. There is still availability.

No, it wasn't and isn't. However, those who are stating that it was the first to reach 5ghz by design are correct. Comparative performance is irrelevant. It ran at 5ghz and was the first to do so.
@btarunr The headline for this post should read;
Core i7-8086K Listed, First 5.00 GHz Intel Processor

 

[las]

Again maybe my budget has changed since then. Maybe my needs for more cores is greater than it was when I bought the 6c/6t. It doesnt matter and should not matter to you.

Then stop acting like you're all pro and needs 8C/16T... Your i5 is not even 1 year old, I bet your needs are gaming and nothing else.

I did that back in 2012 or 13.
Looked like dried semen mixed with dust.

edit: The CPU was brand new then.

Well, that is not normal.
I have delidded tons of CPU's.

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

Then stop acting like you're all pro and needs 8C/16T... Your i5 is not even 1 year old, I bet your needs are gaming and nothing else.

I never said I was pro nor am I acting it. Maybe I crunch on my desktop and would benefit from the extra cores/threads? Maybe if you looked at my badges near my sig you could see that...

Youre the one that feels like youre entitled over everyone in nearly every post you make.

 

[las]

I never said I was pro nor am I acting it. Maybe I crunch on my desktop and would benefit from the extra cores/threads? Maybe if you looked at my badges near my sig you could see that...

Youre the one that feels like youre entitled over everyone in nearly every post you make.

Sorry guru. Can you teach me how to overclock my monitor to run 100 MHz like yours?

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

Sorry guru. Can you teach me how to overclock my monitor to run 100 MHz like yours?

Now youre just nit picking which means you have nothing else to say so youre going to be petty and pick out anything you can to be a dick. Youve already lost.

Childish much?

 

[las]

Now youre just nit picking which means you have nothing else to say so youre going to be petty and pick out anything you can to be a dick. Youve already lost.

Childish much?

Nah not really

 

[lexluthermiester]

Sorry guru. Can you teach me how to overclock my monitor to run 100 MHz like yours?

I'm seeing childishness too. Cut it out and get back on topic.

 

[Hood]

Intel announced today that they're giving away 8,086 of these CPUs in a sweepstakes. https://game.intel.com/8086sweepstakes/

 

[R0H1T]

Intel announced today that they're giving away 8,086 of these CPUs in a sweepstakes. https://game.intel.com/8086sweepstakes/

I'd have thought that the giveaway would've been global, but alas

 

[Octopuss]

Intel announced today that they're giving away 8,086 of these CPUs in a sweepstakes. https://game.intel.com/8086sweepstakes/

This sweepstakes is only available for residents of USA, Canada (excluding Quebec), UK, France, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Mainland China and Taiwan.

Yeah, fok u Intel.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I'd have thought that the giveaway would've been global, but alas

This sweepstakes is only available for residents of USA, Canada (excluding Quebec), UK, France, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Mainland China and Taiwan. Yeah, fok u Intel.

Give-aways are unlawful in some countries/regions. It sucks, but that's life. Don't blame Intel, blame the governments who enacted idiotic laws.

 

[R0H1T]

Give-aways are unlawful in some countries/regions. It sucks, but that's life. Don't blame Intel, blame the governments who enacted idiotic laws.

I'm not blaming anyone, but it'd certainly be better if this was global or more global, btw giveaways are not unlawful in India. The sweepstakes probably targets Intel biggest markets globally, so I see why they've done this.

 

[mouacyk]

If China is allowed entrance, you all can simply forget about it, even if you're from China.

 

[R0H1T]

If China is allowed entrance, you all can simply forget about it, even if you're from China.

What do you mean?

 

[Caring1]

Give-aways are unlawful in some countries/regions. It sucks, but that's life. Don't blame Intel, blame the governments who enacted idiotic laws.

It's not illegal in Australia, yet we seem to get left out often.
Sounds like discrimination to me.

 

[Hood]

If China is allowed entrance, you all can simply forget about it, even if you're from China.

 

[mouacyk]

Thanks, thought I might have crossed paths with that once. Well, so, especially if you're from China, forget about it.

 

[Hood]

I just want to win so I can feel like I finally won something, after dozens of times that I gave up my email address to enter hardware give-aways. Thought I won a Seasonic Prime PSU 2 years ago, but it turned out I won a promotional goody bag for Prime - gummy bears, mini screwdriver, pen light, patches and stickers. I was disappointed, though, all it did was make me want to buy a new Prime titanium power supply that I don't need, just because they're the best.

 

[Adam Krazispeed]

My 8350 is 5.0 24/7.

I thought the 8700K was the First 5.0 Chip from intel?

8350 @ 5ghz , that is an Overclock right, doesnt count!!! has to be 5ghz all cores out of the box, no Overclocking?? and a BOOST clock shouldnt count, it should be the base clock that hits 5ghz on all cores 24/7 to be considered a world first 5ghz cpu!! but thats not how it is??

more like say an ..

Intel Core i7 8900k Eight-Core Processor (16 Threads) @ 5ghz base clock and a 5.4 ghz boost clock (all cores) 5.7ghz (1-2 cores) (JUST AN EXAMPLE, NOT A REAL CPU!)

OR

(2nd Gen zen core,(2019) not zen+ like the 2000 series)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3rd GEN Eight-Core Processor (16 Threads) @ 5ghz base clock and a 5.4 ghz boost clock (all cores) 5.7ghz (1-2 cores) (JUST AN EXAMPLE, NOT A REAL CPU!)

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Finally something that's a tad better than my archaic 5820K... One would expect them to reach this point faster...

Tad better? In multi core yes but in single core it will get hammered.

8350 @ 5ghz , that is an Overclock right, doesnt count!!! has to be 5ghz all cores out of the box, no Overclocking?? and a BOOST clock shouldnt count, it should be the base clock that hits 5ghz on all cores 24/7 to be considered a world first 5ghz cpu!! but thats not how it is??

more like say an ..

Intel Core i7 8900k Eight-Core Processor (16 Threads) @ 5ghz base clock and a 5.4 ghz boost clock (all cores) 5.7ghz (1-2 cores) (JUST AN EXAMPLE, NOT A REAL CPU!)

OR

(2nd Gen zen core,(2019) not zen+ like the 2000 series)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3rd GEN Eight-Core Processor (16 Threads) @ 5ghz base clock and a 5.4 ghz boost clock (all cores) 5.7ghz (1-2 cores) (JUST AN EXAMPLE, NOT A REAL CPU!)

Just no, there's will be no 5ghz base clock cpu yet, boosting past 5 will yield stupidly high thermals and won't work - take a look at the 7740x if you want to pass 5ghz with ease without too bad thermals.