— Manages to stack up against the competition in 2018, even without overclocking. If you're happy with 4c/8t and don't need more cores, the 7700k only offers 25-30% more raw performance, 4 generations of incremental improvements after Haswell. Even better delidded.

— In early 2018, still the best bang for the buck if you want 1440p gaming or 1080p@144Hz. Asus Strix models are especially great.