Reviewers Liked
- Performance is close to that of earlier gen Core i7 chips on many tests
- Big jump in graphics performance
- Competitive price
- Plenty of options to tweak the CPU speed - fully unlocked BCLK and core multiplier
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Like all "Skylake" chips, requires a new motherboard
- Graphics still not good enough for serious gaming
- 20 PCIe 3.0 lanes on the CPU would have been better for two graphics cards and a low-latency PCIe SSD