8 core coffeelake on Z370 ?

[AthlonXP1800]

AFAIK intel haven't released a Z series board that has not been supported for 2 generations.

Intel released Z100 series motherboards back in 2015 supported 6th gen Skylake 6000 series CPUs and then in 2016 Z100 series motherboards supported 7th gen Kaby Lake 7000 series CPUs with BIOS update new CPU microcode.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Check buldzoid's video who's doing proper overclocking not half arsed one like the others.
His 2700X can hit 4.5Ghz only on the Ultra Gaming, and that due to that he can fiddle with the PBO offsets that do not exist on others, on all others is between 4.2-4.3 tops. His words is that UG with a 6 core or less could easily maintain 4.5Ghz CPU.
But he hasn't posted yet the results of his Gaming 7 which combines good VRM and BIOS.

All his videos though are too technical for most of "today's" overclockers....

Buldzoid covers bases others don't but wouldn't go as far as to lick his bottom. For instance if he was going to the trouble and knew his onions, he'd show what the current ramp/pull was at those loads as well. That way you'd be able to tell just what exactly is running out of spec, and what isn't. Not watched the videos, but I'm guessing he doesn't do this, as nobody in the tech media knows how to properly. Guessing there's no proof of how conditional the overclock is in his video, either.

 

[Steveocee]

Asus upgrading their boards but an interesting quote at the end of this article;
https://www.kitguru.net/components/...360-h310-bios-updates-for-intel-9th-gen-cpus/

There is one caveat worth mentioning when it comes to Z370 support. The language from MSI noted that “next-gen six-core CPU support” would be available on Z370, indicating that higher core count processors (like the 9900K) may be reserved for Z390.

 

[gavinh87]

Asus upgrading their boards but an interesting quote at the end of this article;
https://www.kitguru.net/components/...360-h310-bios-updates-for-intel-9th-gen-cpus/

ASUS maximus x hero shows it does support 9000 series CPU's

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-X-HERO/HelpDesk_BIOS/

Version 1602
2018/07/108.49 MBytes
ROG MAXIMUS X HERO BIOS 1602
1.Improve system performance.
2.Supports Intel® Core™ 9000 series processor family.

https://www.tenforums.com/pc-custom...5068-asus-z370-maximus-x-motherboards-34.html


These guys also dug into the bios and found 8 core support.

 

[Silent_Scone]

It was a typo, as above all boards are supported.

 

[Steveocee]

Good stuff

Excellent, thank you. Got to say I'm still loving my 8700K but 9 is more than 8 right so it MUST be better?

 

[gavinh87]

Excellent, thank you. Got to say I'm still loving my 8700K but 9 is more than 8 right so it MUST be better?

I'm tempted myself, not gonna lie!!

 

[Steveocee]

I'm tempted myself, not gonna lie!!

If it can level clocks with the 8700K I'm sold!
(I've also only just discovered 4.7 across all cores so imagine how happy I'd be with an extra 2c4t at 4.7?)

 

[eddiew]

I just can't help but feel 8 cores at 5.0 is going to be hot on a stellar scale ¬_¬

 

[TJM]

I don't upgrade often, having gone from a 2500K to a 8700K, but the extra two cores in the 9900K makes it tempting. If it's practicable to get all cores to 4.7/4.8, I'll probably make the switch.

 

[gavinh87]

I don't upgrade often, having gone from a 2500K to a 8700K, but the extra two cores in the 9900K makes it tempting. If it's practicable to get all cores to 4.7/4.8, I'll probably make the switch.

8700k will still be worth a decent amount too. I am tempted, very tempted.

 

[sideways14a]

I just can't help but feel 8 cores at 5.0 is going to be hot on a stellar scale ¬_¬

It will eat watts like i drink Guiness, and heat up like nuclear fusion once the obligatory MCE modes are selected which everyone knows is the default mode of operation for intel CPU's.
Prob be the fastest gaming cpu for a while though, well maybe 6 months at least.

 

[TJM]

8700k will still be worth a decent amount too. I am tempted, very tempted.

That's my thinking as well. In the long run, 8c/16t could be substantially better than 6c/12t, and flogging the 8700K will pay for most of it.

 

[zer]

Very tempted myself...
I currently have i5 8400 in a z370 mobo from Gigabyte, so, i guess, will see more of a performance gain than coming from 8700k.
Still gonna wait benchmarks to come out...

 

[AndreiD]

Games don't really scale to 8 threads, but on the other hand the i9 9900K should have more L3 cache, so it might be a nice little bump over the i7 8700K in gaming.

 

[JediFragger]

By the time my 8700k@5Ghz runs out of steam I'll need a whole new platform anyhow so it's a pointless switch imo.

 

[gavinh87]

Games don't really scale to 8 threads, but on the other hand the i9 9900K should have more L3 cache, so it might be a nice little bump over the i7 8700K in gaming.

I'll be waiting for benchies but if it brings a decent increase then I'll upgrade. Saying that though there not a GPU fast enough to allow the 8700K to really stretch its legs. We're all GPU limited at the moment.
Nice to know there IS an upgrade available if needed though.

 

[AndreiD]

16MB of L3 cache so 33% more than what's on an i7 8700K, it should have some impact for CPU limited games, but remains to be seen just how much in benchmarks.
If they're soldering again, temps are going to be worse than on delided chips, so that's going to be an issue for more extreme overclocks IMO.

 

[easyrider]

By the time my 8700k@5Ghz runs out of steam I'll need a whole new platform anyhow so it's a pointless switch imo.

New shiny always wins !

 

[marcus_667]

New shiny always wins !

LOL