There's no doubt that AMD's Ryzen processors challenged Intel's position in the desktop PC market this summer. Seemingly in response (though we all know this stuff is planned way in advance), the Coffee Lake-based Core i7 and i5 CPUs landed with six cores each.
Incredible value; Six Cores; Strong performance in games and applications; Price; Bundled cooler
No B-Series motherboards at launch; Poor availability; Locked ratio multiplier