Intel Core i7-8700K 6-Core 12-Thread Processor Review

Gaming Performance

The mainline Intel i5 and i7 CPUs are a big hit for gamers. Of course, this is really what the Z370 platform is going to be most popular for too, and thankfully the 8700K delivered the goods in style. While overclocked, it set the highest FPS we’ve seen to date and was competitive at 4K too. It was one of the faster CPUs at 1080p in Rise of the Tomb Raider also, clocking 211.4 FPS while overclocked, and again it was competitive at 4K.

Ghost Recon: Wildlands is a tough beast, but again, Intel dominated the 1080p performance at stock, and was in 3rd place just behind the 1800X while overclocked at 140.8 FPS, and gave us our second highest 4K score. Like a freak of nature, it set an insanely high benchmark for 1080p Far Cry Primal, and hammered that much further while overclocked. Finally, it also became one of the fastest for 4K Far Cry at 4K too.

Any doubts about the new i7’s gaming performance on Z370 are gone, this is a killer gaming CPU and by any measure.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

1080p Stock

1080p Overclocked

2160p Stock

2160p Overclocked

Rise of the Tomb Raider

1080p Stock

1080p Overclocked

2160p Stock

2160p Overclocked

Ghost Recon: Wildlands

1080p Stock

1080p Overclocked

2160p Stock

2160p Overclocked

Far Cry Primal

1080p Stock

1080p Overclocked

2160p Stock

2160p Overclocked