Reviewers Liked
- Two more cores than previous top Coffee Lake CPU
- Performance in both single- and multi-threaded workloads
- Works on existing LGA1151 platform, even with Z370 motherboards
- Supports up to 128 GB memory
- 5GHz peak one-core clock for single-threaded apps
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Creates new, costlier price tier above former Core i7 flagship CPUs
- Power consumption under heavy load
- Only small gaming performance improvements
- Lacks stock cooler