Testseek.com have collected 116 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 7740X 4.3GHz Socket 2066 and the average rating is 72%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 7740X 4.3GHz Socket 2066.
July 2017
(72%)
116 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
I'm going to start off by saying that there are a lot of drawbacks with the i7-7740X, and only one or two positives that I can think of immediately. The first major issue that I can see, by looking at the above illustration, is the fact that the i7-7740X...
Performance in lightly threaded applications, Higher overclock ceiling, Higher base memory frequency
X299 chipset, Disabled PCIe and memory features (X299), Price
The Core i7-7740X brings some of the best features of the Kaby Lake microarchitecture to the HEDT platform, but you lose the integrated GPU in the process. The restricted PCIe and memory features hamstring the X299 platform, but you still pay for features...
Published: 2017-07-12, Author: Luke , review by: kitguru.net
Superb gaming performance thanks to fast clock speeds, Excellent overclocking capacity aided by strong X299 VRM solutions and a larger package, A solid option when all-out frequency is more important than core counts past four, Gives purchasers strong upg
Poor thermal performance, Power efficiency is lacking, especially in comparison to Ryzen or Broadwell-E, Multi-threaded performance leaves plenty to be desired on a ‘High-end Desktop' product, Poor value compared to the Core i7-7700K which offers an iGPU
There's no denying that Intel's Kaby Lake-X Core i7-7740X is an ultra-fast processor in lightly-threaded applications that can be overclocked to a dizzying 5GHz+ with ease. Gaming performance is superb thanks to the Kaby Lake-X processor's 4.5GHz operatin...
Published: 2017-07-07, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
Competitive single and quad-core performance, Fantastic for gaming, Faster than Ryzen in tasks that only use 4-cores, Easy to overclock, Significantly cooler than the previous generation, Significantly less power-hungry than the previous generation, Compe
Ryzen offers fastest rendering/multitasking for around the same price in certain applications, No major performance improvements over the last generation, “With blazing fast quad-core performance, easy overclocking and low temperatures, the i7-7740X is th
PricingThe Intel Core i7-7740X LGA 2066 Skylake-X CPU is available now from most major retailers. It's currently on Amazon for £341.33. That price is about £10 more the 8-core Ryzen 1700X. However, when it comes to gaming, this fast quad-core does stay in...
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High performance, Overclocking, 7740X entry-level HEDT, Turbo Core Max 3.0
Hot running when overclocked
So where do we start? As a performance platform, Intel's HEDT platforms have been the go-to systems for those that want the best that money can buy. Currently that dynamic still exists. Much like when AMD's Ryzen processors were released, there were some...
The lead up to Intels Core-X launch has been filled with critique, some of it well placed and the rest based off of a simmering anger against Intel which has in many cases led to very real bias. A good amount of that angst stems from the fact that many e...
Barely utilises capabilities of X299 platform, High TDP
The Intel Core i7-7740X is a unique proposition from Intel. It has exhibited some of the best single-threaded performance we've seen with the Kabylake microarchitecture. However, the 7700K along with a Z270 board seems to offer near about the same perform...
