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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 122 reviews

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Customers are impressed with the Core i7-8700 Coffee Lake processor's gaming and multitasking capabilities, praising its solid performance and great price-to-performance ratio. The installation process is also hassle-free, and it integrates well with older systems. However, some customers have expressed concerns about the lack of overclocking capabilities and the occasional stock issues.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome great price better product wow cant wait to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far so good. Like it a lot :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works good, but...

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wish I would've just ordered the K version online instead of settling for what they had in store. Still works great though with my rtx 2070.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great processor for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I 7 processor is strong enough to handle moderate gaming and screaming with the right video card. For everyday use it's a no brainer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for Medium/Medium-High builds

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Intel chp for a Medium/Medium-High end build. No complaints with performance, hasn't let me down yet!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Processor!!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Is a great processor!! I'm using the 8700k in my pc now but purchased this to upgrade my wifes PC.. Should do wonders!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Intel good guy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Intel is the biggest cpu makers and the i7-8700 is a very good cpu, the price is steep, but it has a solid performance

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Should've bought the K

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the little price difference, I would suggest buying the 8700K. This is still a great processor. Fast and reliable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    favorite processor

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    nice and smooth processor all that you need for you build, but if you want to overclock get the i7 unlocked

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Processor

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No issues with this CPU. It installed easily, and seems to work well. No knowledge on longevity

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Right product, great service.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The floor person explained the items we had to choose from and was very knowledgeable about them. He explained the differences and how they worked to us and did not try to sell the highest priced unit to us.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    About as good as expected

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is about as good as I expected it to be based on its specs. Easy installation.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Coffe lake

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Power house of a prosser, has all the power and then some to spare, this paird with a good graphics card will get the job done for many years.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This CPU processor work great in my rebuilt PC.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This CPU works great in my rebuilt PC that I just recently upgraded with a new motherboard, video card and CPU. System performance, and Graphics is extremely fast with no delays.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have not played one game where this is the bottleneck with a 1080 ti. If you get it on sale buy it. I have had this for a year with no issue.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast CPU

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This CPU is Amazing. The temperature are low at high demanding games. The speeds are crazy good. I would highly recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice speed for a processor. Easy to set up and install

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great CPU

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I know people will say Ryzen is a better value but intel has not let me down yet and getting it it for $250 was not too bad for my sons build.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    nice processor for gamers

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    this is nice to set up a game computer plus you need to buy a good motherboard and vide card to supported

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Teriffic product.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this processor. Provides the power and depth needed to complete all the projects I have.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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