Power Consumption and Temperatures
Power Consumption
This is where things get extremely interesting. While the slightly higher clocked 7700K did manage to be the tiniest bit faster, it also chewed through power like it was going out of fashion. The 7740K is a lot more efficient, and that’s easily one of the biggest improvements over the last generation CPU.
Temperatures
Well what a surprise, not only does the 7740K use a lot less power than the 7700K it’s also a freaking HUGE amount cooler. Even when overclocked, this CPU ran cooler than a stock 7700K… that’s pretty shameful of Intel, and only highlights how hard they dropped the ball for the 7700K in the first place.
Please correct the threads number. It’s shown as 4c/4t when it’s 4c/8t
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“Again, rock solid results here. We’re not breaking any records, but it’s about where it should be for the price”.
What is the reviewer smoking??. At 5Ghz this overpriced quad core POS only managed to outperform the $130 cheaper 1600 at 3.9Ghz by 2 FPS in that game LOL. Let alone the cost of the x299 mobo needed to run that chip. For the price, this chip performs horribly, i wouldn’t even buy it at the same price as a 1600…