Intel - Core i7-10700 10th Generation 8-Core - 16-Thread 2.9 GHz (4.8 GHz Turbo) Socket LGA1200 Locked Desktop Processor

Very solid processor. Quick, responsive and easy to install. With proper cooling and proper bios selection, this processor can maintain its 4.6GHz all core boost consistently(will have a much higher power usage)

Good processor that runs cool with my Corsair H80i v2 cooler. Wasn't interested in overclocking so I picked up the base 10700 rather than the 10700K. If you are looking to overclock, buy the 10700K, as that CPU is unlocked whilst this one is locked. Plays games without a sweat and rarely goes above 50% CPU usage while playing demanding games at 1440p ultra. Pair this with a good GPU and enough RAM and you've got a monster gaming rig!

I mainly got this CPU for gaming and paired it with my MSI Z590 Pro WiFi board and it’s amazing. Note that this i7 max power draw is around 200 watts and not 65 as stated on intels ark website, so you do need a board with decent to good power delivery which is why I didn’t op for a B or H boards so I could remove limits to turbo boost maxing out performance for this CPU. Previously I had an i7-3770, while it is an old CPU it was still good, but I recently just got into COD MW and at this point it started to show its age so I decided to upgrade my platform. At first I was going for an R5 3600, but today a demand for them is pretty high hence the price which is why I couldn’t get one, they use to be around 200 dollars but now cost around 300. The downside of LGA 1200 platforms is their motherboard and usually a really good one would cost more than the cpu Itself compared to AM4 platforms. The i7-10700 runs hot as well if power limits were removed so using the cooling solution that comes with the CPU won’t be ideal, unless you don’t need it’s max performance. In my case the i7 on my z590 board I’ve seen on max was around 130 watts and while having a 240 aio from CM it hovers around 60-70c, still good temps but kind of warm. Overall it’s a great CPU. Pros -Solid to great performance -Good price (was on sale when I got it) Cons -LGA 1200 boards can be pricey -Wont run at its full potential depending on the board -runs hot and power hungry

Does anyone else feel like their in the Twilight Zone referring to Intel as the value option? Anyways, if you can get this on sale ($250-275) it is a considerably better deal than Ryzen for a few reasons (and with a few caveats). 1) I got mine at $250. The 5800x is $420-450, so you can literally get this AND a decent B560 board for the price of just a 5800x. 2) Intel is less picky on Ram. I went 3600/CL18, but anything above DDR4 3000 will give you good performance. 3) Nearly all B460/560 and Z490/Z590 boards allow the removal of power limits, and B560/Z490/Z590 allow memory overclocking. This gives you nearly 10700k performance. 4) Temperatures are less spikey than AMD, probably due to the much larger die/nm size spreading the heat out more. 5) Very close to 5000 series on gaming, straight up better than 3000 series. 6) Lots of headroom, CPU utilization is crazy low in many games. I was updating Flight Sim, running HWinfo, updating Steam library, and playing WoW at the same time and I was just under 20% CPU utilization. Caveats 1) Stock cooler is simply insufficient with power limits raised. You can get a cheap Ares or Vetroo V5 cooler for like $20-25 that will keep this in check. 2) Playing with power limits is a bit above beginner level, but if you're building a PC it should definitely be within your wheelhouse. Google will guide you to the proper resources. That's it. The pros vastly outweigh the small caveats for me. I never use stock coolers anyways (other than Wraith Prism which is decent) so that was a cost coming either platform.

Runs great on my new build. Highly recommend replacing the intel CPU cooler with a 3rd party cooler. The one that comes with this CPU keeps the CPU at 40c while idle. Replaced that with a Noctua NH-D9L. And my idle temps are 30c or below. Just an FYI any CPU cooler that is made for CPU socket 1150 fits the new socket 1200 out of the box. Hope this helps.

So far it's been good to go! I made a super mini computer so no room for an external GPU. The integrated graphics have been super great displaying a really good gaming experience on my LG OLED tv

It's a CPU, what more can really be said. If you have a working brain then you would know this whole stupid war between fanboys is just dumb. If you need a new PC then you can't go wrong with either, just get something you can afford and enjoy gaming on your new PC! Do yourself a favor and buy the non-K version if you're never going to overclock. For the longest time I was buying the K version of Intel processors and never overclocking them! I've been doing this for years but this time I bought the locked variant and saved nearly $100, I couldn't be happier. I have the technical ability to overclock but am lazy, so this was the better option this time.

I needed something quick and dirty to replace my lightning destroyed Threadripper / Mobo, and Best Buy had the Core i7 10700k in stock. Even though I am a post-Ryzen AMD Fanboy, I have to admit I like the Intel Build. Paired with an nVidia RTX, this is a heck of a gaming beast. From a software development perspective, running Docker containers and Mobile emulators simply works better. Hyper-V does what it is supposed to and is solid. I found the stock fan to be adequate, but a tad noisy. The CPU is much easier to mount than the AMD.