Test Setup
For our tests, we used a test rig which includes the ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 Motherboard, along with an Intel Core i7-8700K (Coffee Lake) at default clock speed of 3.7GHz (turbo boost 4.7GHz), as well as 16GB of GEIL Super Luce RGB DDR4-3600 ram in dual channel mode.
All tests were conducted at turbo clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K (Coffee Lake) @ 3.7GHz / Turbo @ 4.7GHz |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 Cooler |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 |
| Ram | 16GB of GEIL Super Luce DDR4-3600 |
| XMP profiles | Yes |
| SSD/HDD | Adata XPG SX7000 – 240GB SSD |
| PSU | Thermaltake ToughPower 750W |
| VGA card | Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB GDDR5 |
| Nvidia Drivers | Latest GeForce Drivers – WHQL |
| OS | Windows 10 |
AIDA64 Info
CPU-Z Info
Load Temps
Our load temperatures was reached a high of 79 degrees Celsius, which was within our expectations … and nothing our massive Noctua D15 cooler couldn’t handle.
I would recommend a decent AIO cooler with a 240mm radiator or larger … these Coffee Lake processor do run pretty hot!
