Question 1

Will this work with a gigabyte h110m-a motherboard?

Accepted Answer

According to Gigabytes webiste this will work with your mobo.

I was going to link to the gigabyte site to show you the list but Newegg will not let me post links.  If you google search your Mother Board model number you should find the manufacturers spec page, then go to support and click on the supported cpu list to look it up.

I that is all I can tell you, but since it is listed on their supported CPU list it should have been tested and the bios should recognize it, however since it is new you may have to update your bios to the most recent version.  Hope this helps!

Question 2

thermal paste included? if not do i need it?

Accepted Answer

It comes with the default CPU cooler with pre applied thermal paste. So yes it is included and ready to install. Thermal paste is a necessity for cooling, unless you want your CPU explode :)

Question 3

Can this processor be overclocked at all?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can, slightly.
My ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 1 tuned the BCLK from 100.0 Mhz to 102.5 Mhz, with CPU Core Ratio's 38/37/36/36.
I successfully pushed the BCLK to 102.9 Mhz. It does not POST after 103.0 Mhz. 
Notably, Speccy shows the BCLK reaching 103.0 Mhz still.
Drop me a message, happy help/show photos/screenshots.

Question 4

how many cores does it have?

Accepted Answer

Stupid Question! Quad core tells you it has 4 cores. Here is the details.Specifications

Mfr Part Number: BX80677I57500
Model: Intel Core i5 Processor i5-7500
Core Name: Kaby Lake
Core Count: 4
Thread Count: 4
Clock Speed: 3.4 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency: 3.8 GHz
Intel Smart Cache: 6 MB
DMI3: 8.0 GT/s
Lithography: 14 nm
Socket: LGA 1151
Max Thermal Design Power: 65 W
Memory Type: DDR4-2133/ 2400, DDR3L-1333/ 1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency: 350.00 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency: 1.1 GHz
Max CPU Configuration: 1
Advanced Technologies:
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Intel vPro Technology
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel TSX-NI
Intel 64
Instruction Set 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Idle States
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Intel Identity Protection Technology
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel AES New Instructions
Secure Key
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)
Intel Memory Protection Extensions (Intel MPX)
OS Guard
Trusted Execution Technology
Execute Disable Bit
Intel Device Protection Technology with Boot Guard

Question 5

What's the difference between this, and i3-8100?

Accepted Answer

The number of cores mainly. with an i5 you will be able to run more programs at the same time and get a faster response time. Same with the i7. The actual model number doesn't really matter. You could get the 6500 and it would perform the same as the 7500.

Question 6

Would this work with DDR4 3200 Ram?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it would depend on your motherboard though, you can check what motherboard you are using and see if it supports your cpu and your ram speed

Question 7

Is the stock fan any good?

Accepted Answer

It's only useable if you only plan on using it as a basic workstation. If you do plan on running any thing heavy such as video editing, gaming, or other things I would definitely recommend getting a after market heatsink. If you have about $35 to spare and enough room in your case the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo is a very popular choice amount the community for air blown coolers.

Question 8

will this work with a h170 asrock motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Possibly. The 170 series MB's may need a bios update to run the Kaby Lake CPU's. Your best bet is to check with ASRock and see what they say. It would be helpful to give you a better answer if I knew which H170 MB you were talking about. ASRock makes about 13 models with the H170 chipset. Sorry I can't be more precise, but at best you are going to need a bios upgrade to run this chip I think. Check with ASRock, they can tell you for sure, and where to get the bios update if they have one.

Question 9

Will this CPU work with Ubuntu Linux 18.04?.....above it is stated it only works with win 10

Accepted Answer

I ran Ubuntu 18.04 in a virtual box on windows 10 on this cpu with no issues.  I'm pretty sure Ubuntu supports most x86_64 processors.

Question 10

can these run windows 10?

Accepted Answer

Of course, very very well and fast.  The last machine that I built was about a year ago with this processor and Windows 10 and it is excellent

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