Intel Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K, Core i5-8600K, Core i5-8400 CPU Review on ASRock FATAL1TY Z370 Professional Gaming i7 Motherboard

ASRock Z370 Professional Gaming i7 Motherboard - Cooler Performance and Temperatures

The Intel Coffee Lake processors feature higher clock speeds and more cores, this means that the temperatures can directly be affected by the updated design. In terms of packaging, the processors ship with the same TIM between the IHS that has been used on previous mainstream Intel CPUs. In short, they aren't as great as soldered ones but we should expect temps to stay under some what level of control due to tweaking. The results at stock were carried out with a Cryorig R1 Ultimate air cooler while the overclocked results were carried out with a Corsair H115i GTX AIO liquid cooler:

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9.8

WCCFTECH RATING

ASRock proves with the Z370 Professional Gaming i7 motherboard that their FATAL1TY lineup is designed not only for gamers but also for heavy professional uses who want a board with no comprises on features and connectivity options.

Pros

• Support For Intel 8th Generation Coffee Lake Family
• Up To 6 Core Processor Support
• Excellent Overclocking Support on Unlocked Intel CPUs
• Excellent Design Scheme With Solid Heatsink + Heatpipe Solution
• Tons of Connectivity Options
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN
• Wireless + Bluetooth Module
• 4333 MHz+ DDR4 Memory Support
• 12 Phase Power Delivery System
• Triple M.2 Slots (Optane Support)
• RGB LED Support

Cons

• High End Design Comes at High Price ($289.99 US)
• Limited RGB capabilities (personal preference)

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