
- close in performance to much more expensive CPUs - 18 (!) cores - matches AMD in gaming and handily beats in productivity


It's incredibly fast for my use and multi-thread is fantastic. I can render videos, run applications in the background, and browse at the same time and see no drop in performance! A better cooler is recommended but is not critically hot when running at max capacity. Efficient at 65w TDP CPU fan included.

-Runs much cooler than previous x299 CPU iterations -Has much more overclocking headroom at lower voltages. -14 cores

- stable in my ASUS H670 motherboard (after mandatory BIOS update). - surprisingly low power consumption. system idle power consumption is ~30 watts 'at the wall' measured with a Kill-A-Watt. system includes 2x8GB DDR4, two SSD, one HDD. - during eight hours of prime95 torture testing core temps peaked at 80C and power draw at ~110 watts.

Low thermals - very good performance - pretty fast
