Intel's limited edition i7-8086K CPU is now available for purchase

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At Computex this year, Intel celebrated its 50th anniversary as a company, and the 40th anniversary of the x86 architecture. To mark the occasion, Intel announced its first 5GHz CPU, a limited edition Core i7-8086K, based on the Coffee Lake microarchitecture.

Starting today, the i7-8086K is available across retail channels. Keep in mind though, this is a limited edition CPU - Intel is only manufacturing 50,000 units for retail, and was giving away 8,086 units in select countries via sweepstakes (which ended yesterday). The retail price, which some expected to be $486 is actually $425 - only $75 more than the i7-8700K.

It is important to note that 5GHz is not the chip's multi-core base frequency, but instead, the single-core turbo frequency, which is only ever reached by one of the six cores. Also, all Coffee Lake SKUs must be paired with an Intel 300-series chipset motherboard, specifically one based on the Z370 chipset, if you plan on getting one - anything older is not compatible. Finally, as with earlier K-series SKUs, this one doesn't ship with a cooler either, so you'll need to pick one up yourself.

That being said, the i7-8086K is still Intel's first chip with a 5GHz turbo frequency, and the limited edition branding means it will probably won't stay on shelves for too long, so hurry up if you plan to grab one.

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Miko537Posted:

Damn, why would you need such a powerful chip lol.

TOXICPosted:

No need for this, already got a beast of a chip on my set up. Pretty decent chip though but no need to upgrade right now.

SaxbyyPosted:

Literally 10 weeks after i buy an 8700k **** my actual life bois

XeCookiePosted:

Beautiful peace of hardware, only if I had the money though.

MikePosted:

Very Solid Performing CPU

SagePosted:

I think i saw this cpu in one of the new asus laptops that is rocking a 5gz overclock speed lmao.

AD4MPosted:

Awesome, good to see them celebrate.