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  • Front. Intel - Core i5-11600K 11th Generation - 6 Core - 12 Thread - 3.9 to 4.9 GHz - LGA1200 - Unlocked Desktop Processor - Grey/Black/Gold.
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Intel - Core i5-11600K 11th Generation - 6 Core - 12 Thread - 3.9 to 4.9 GHz - LGA1200 - Unlocked Desktop Processor - Grey/Black/Gold

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BX8070811600K
SKU:
6452220
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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 94 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are impressed with the Core i5-11600K's price, gaming capabilities, and performance, with some even claiming it outperforms certain i7 models. While many customers were pleased with the product, some mentioned that it does not come with a cooler, which can be a drawback for some users.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    gg Intel

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought to replace my 9600K. Not bad at all. Been smooth so far. gg Intel.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello, AgingMe. Thank you for this fantastic review. We are so glad to know that you are having a great adventure with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's fabulous! We agree that it is an amazing value and thanks to his Rocket Lake architecture, this processor has everything to not go wrong. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    This is working great.

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is working great. This is my first LGA1200 processor.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello, there. We are happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's amazing! The beauty of this processor is that allows you to perform in an unprecedented harmony; the new core and graphics architectures, AI-based intelligent performance, and best-in-class wireless and wired connectivity of 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors push laptop and desktop performance to new heights. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Great

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it. Great upgrade with my 3080 so everything runs allot better.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Cooling

    expensive for the performance

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    hot cpu no cooler included. you have to buy something and pair it with a good board.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello, there. The beauty of this processor is that allows you to perform in an unprecedented harmony; the new core and graphics architectures, AI-based intelligent performance, and best-in-class wireless and wired connectivity of 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors push laptop and desktop performance to new heights. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Power house

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Runs games great I don’t do a bunch of video editing so it gets the jobs done

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    11600k

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    best bang for the buck if you wanna great gamer! overclocks to 5.0ghz!

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Processor

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works great. The installer did a perfect job. He kept in touch the whole time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello, there. We are happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's amazing! The beauty of this processor is that allows you to perform in an unprecedented harmony; the new core and graphics architectures, AI-based intelligent performance, and best-in-class wireless and wired connectivity of 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors push laptop and desktop performance to new heights. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    i5-11600k

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great. Overclocked to 4.9Ghz. No complaints.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello Dwreck. We are happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's amazing! We agree that it is an amazing value and thanks to the faster core architecture, this model has an outstanding speed. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    I mean it’s an i5 . What else do you expect?

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s a i5 K cpu. You know what your buying and not allot of places have them in stock

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello, Nerdinorbit. We are happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's amazing! The beauty of this processor is that allows you to perform in an unprecedented harmony; the new core and graphics architectures, AI-based intelligent performance, and best-in-class wireless and wired connectivity of 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors push laptop and desktop performance to new heights. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • Good choice for gaming

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy installation, no issues. Gets great framerates with a 3070.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Brandon. Thank you for your great review! We are pleased to know that the installation process of this 11Th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor went smooth and at the same time we hope you can continue to take good advantage of the outstanding performance, lightning speeds and easy overclocking capabilities of this processor! Happy gaming!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Yes

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The best value in the 11th Gen. Can't go wrong. Recommended.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Fossil. We are so happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. We agree that it is an amazing value and thanks to his Rocket Lake architecture, this processor has everything to not go wrong. Thank you for choosing Intel

  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Very good processor

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As it said the description is a very fast processor.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello there. We are happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's amazing! We agree that it is an amazing value and thanks to the faster core architecture, this model has an outstanding speed. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Pretty good if I do say myself.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would say overall the 11600k has been pretty good to work with on the gaming and editing side of things.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Cooling

    No cooler.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I would have given this five starts but it boggles me how you can spend 300 bucks on a cou and it not come with a cooler. AMD does lol

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Great midrange option for a pc

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Cheap and highly performant CPU, while intel might not be able to bust out of 14nm fabrication yet they seem to be making up for it in efficiency and individual core performance

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello, Marcus. Thank you for this fantastic review. We are so glad to know that you are having a great adventure with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's fabulous! We agree that it is an amazing value and thanks to his Rocket Lake architecture, this processor has everything to not go wrong. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • That much sweeter

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Everything was online except one package and they overnighted a replacement to me. Service was great and it made my computer build that much sweeter! Waiting for those video cards to drop in price so I can finish my build.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Happy

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy install! CPU runs very well and cool. Not worried having this as a upgrade from my last cpu

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello, Chadwick. We are happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's amazing! The beauty of this processor is that allows you to perform in an unprecedented harmony; the new core and graphics architectures, AI-based intelligent performance, and best-in-class wireless and wired connectivity of 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors push laptop and desktop performance to new heights. Thank you for choosing Intel.

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Good cpu

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While not the best, it's still a pretty good processor for cpu intensive gaming,

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Daniel. Thank you for your great review. We agree, this 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor is great for intense gaming and is very fast as it can reach up to 4.90 GHz speed. Continue to enjoy the amazing power and speed with easy overclocking capabilities. Happy gaming!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Great Buy

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great work like a charm and I got it cheaper than I would on Amazon

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello Jevon. We are happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's amazing! The beauty of this processor is that allows you to perform in an unprecedented harmony; the new core and graphics architectures, AI-based intelligent performance, and best-in-class wireless and wired connectivity of 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors push laptop and desktop performance to new heights. Thank you for choosing Intel

  • Good buy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good product an d the shipping is fast I like buy in Best Buy they are the best

    I would recommend this to a friend
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