ASRock FATAL1TY Z370 Professional Gaming i7
5th October, 2017Type
MotherboardPrice
$289.99 USASRock Z370 Professional Gaming i7 Motherboard - Power Consumption Tests
The Coffee Lake architecture is meant to improve overall system power consumption and add to the efficiency. In the case of the 8th Gen CPUs, we are looking at refined 14nm++ process which allows Intel to gain improved clock speeds and increase the number of cores with in the same power envelope.
With the frequency bump, the new chips do end up with higher power consumption both in idle and load states. The Intel Core i7-8700K when overclocked, breaches the 400W barrier although surprisingly, it's not as intensive when compared with Core-X or Kaby Lake processors. The Core i5-8600K remains under 400W with an overclock of 5.1 GHz which is good to see while the Core i5-8400 remains at a super steady 336W (full system power consumption) even when the system is stressed under full load.
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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.
- 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
Pros
- High End Design Comes at High Price ($289.99 US)
- Limited RGB capabilities (personal preference)
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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