By Kevin Lee
The Intel Core i7-8086K is a special processor for a multitude of reasons. It’s one of Intel’s very rare, limited-edition run processors, while also simultaneously celebrating the 40th anniversary of the original 8086 CPU and Intel’s own 50th anniversary. Aside from celebrating those occasions, it’s also Intel’s first consumer processor to hit 5.0GHz without overclocking.
That all said, you can basically boil this part down to a cherry-picked Intel Core i7-8700K with a 300MHz bump in frequency for a small premium in price. Despite what should be a faster overall chip, our testing reveals a CPU that sadly isn’t any more performant – unless you’re an overclocking enthusiast.
Pricing and availability
The $425 (about £379, AU$629) Intel Core i7-8086K is a smidge more expensive than its closest rival – and apparent twin – the $349 (£319, AU$499) Intel Core i7-8700K. As we mentioned before, that slight premium comes from this CPU’s 300MHz higher base and boost clock speeds, but the processors are otherwise practically identical.
Also bear in mind that the 8086K doesn’t have limited-edition in its name just for dramatic effect. Rather this is a truly limited run with reportedly only 50,000 units in total, so the availability of this chip …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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