Reviewers Liked
- Workstation and productivity applications
- Feature-packed X299 platform
- Strong performance
- Far easier overclocking than Haswell and Broadwell
- 10 cores and 20 processing threads, for $700 less than last year's comparable chip
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Performance regression in some games
- Pricing may change when ThreadRipper arrives
- Hot thermals
- Software optimisations needed
- Pricey