
This is the cream of the crop i9 from Intel's LGA 1700 socket. The last dance with the Intel Core i series CPUs as they're rebranding. I've used/tested all LGA 1700 i9 CPUs and this is the best hands down across the board. Do not listen to or watch the 'tech tuber' reviews that blast these things with 500w of power and then whine about temps or power. If you follow Intel's 253w advertised limits and voltage tune your particular chip, they run around mid 70s under heavy AVX load, lower if you have a good cooler/paste. For gaming, you will have even lower temps since you won't get remotely close to the power limits. Easy drop in upgrade if already on an existing LGA 1700 motherboard. I am able to run high memory overclocks with this chip. Not limited to around 6000MTs like some brands. High memory OC are no problemo, and this leads to excellent gaming and application performance. Top tier gaming performance, while having the ability to run many apps and heavy application performance. This isn't a one trick pony with a lowly 8 core design being sold at a premium. All games and apps run fluid and fast, not just ones that fit within the cache. Future proofed with excellent multicore performance and headroom. At it's launch price, this chip is a no brainer if you want the best all around chip.

Fast and efficient Handles undervolting and low tdp ( max 120v set) like a champ with no issues Benchmark scores across the board were withing 15pts of 14900k under s200 overclock

Super fast processor!

Destroys video games

immediate and palatable boost in PC performance




One of the best processors you can get if you're on the AM4 platform.

For sure next gen quality

3d v cache

Faster than my old Ryzen 1600

Big perf leap from 8700K No more stutters in BF2042

Bought this CPU as part of a new PC build. It arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Installation was smooth, and after running Intel's diagnostic tool and using it for a few days, everything is running stable and as expected. Very happy with the product and would buy from this merchant again. This was the 3rd processor I purchased for this build, the first two being duds from rhymes with gleebay. I will never do that again. Zero hassles and it just worked.


Stable OC at pretty low voltage

the extra E cores are a game changer less power draw that i9

Fast Stable

Pretty much 7600 level power and output Cost effective Non integrated graphics