Overclockers UK staff reveals i7-8086K pre-order date and estimated pricing

A member of Overclockers UK staff called Gibbo has unveiled the pre-order date and price bracket of Intel’s long rumoured i7-8086K processor, a chip that was designed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Intel’s iconic 8086 CPU. This confirmation came as a response to the retailers who advertised the processor before Intel’s NDA lifted. 

Gibbo stated that pre-orders for Intel’s i7-8086 would go live on June 8th, 40 years after the 8086’s release in 1978. The processor is also said to sell for under £400, which is not too far away from the i7 8700K’s retail price of £329.99.  

Recent rumours have suggested that the processor will offer a base clock speed of 4GHz and a Boost clock speed of 5.0-5.1GHz, with Intel being expected to unveil the CPU at their Computex keynote on June 5th. 

Later in his pst, Gibbo confirmed that Overclockers UK planned to create “8-Pack” variants of Intel’s i7-8086 processor, replacing Intel’s IHS with a silver/copper variant and a high-performance thermal interface to offer lower thermals. Overclockers UK also plans to pre-bin these CPUs to provide users with guaranteed high overclocker (at a premium price). This service implies that Intel’s new i7-8086 processor will not be soldered.