WOW
I was a die hard AMD guy until hearing all the bluster about this. I had no complaints about buying a new board & stuff because I had AMD. With the choices being the Ryzen or trying an Intel, I chose this, with much angst in saying "goodbye" to AMD.
So now with the thing built, I tried this chip in stock clocks with amazing results. Since I have liquid cooling, I took it to 5GHz on all 6 cores with zero issues. 30-50c max, FAST isn't the right word. It's silly fast. If yours needs to be "de-lidded" to hit the 5 mark, then something is wrong. The "K" can certainly hit that without voiding the warranty. Stock it is plenty fast but not going to perform better than a regular 8700, which is why we buy the "K", so we can over clock. If stock clocks are good, save & buy the non "K". This chip is fantastic, with no heat issues, lock ups, perfect. It's O.K. to drop AMD for now. Ryzen can't touch this.
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