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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 94 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

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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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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Cpu

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

    This chip has a great price to performance ratio. It also has decent graphics capabilities since you can’t get a reasonable priced gpu these days.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Richwat. We are so happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's right, we agree that this model's graphics capabilities are outstanding. The Intel® Xe graphics architecture supports incredibly rich entertainment experiences on laptops and desktops, like 4K HDR and 1080p gaming. While up to 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes support the latest discrete GPUs. Thank you for choosing Intel

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Decent performance OC'ed with PCI-E 4.0

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Rocket Lake was a flop for Intel but this is in a spare rig and provided PCI-E 4.0 for my graphics and NVME connectivity.

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

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    fast and reliable

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

    Runs at 4.9ghz with a good motherboard without any special settings

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

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Pricing and Fast Delivery

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

    The price was very competitive and the delivery was amazingly fast -- the next day after ordered.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    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.

    My son was building his gaming pc and bought this. It is very easy to use and running well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Anurag. Thank you for choosing Intel. The experience with the 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor is outstanding. It 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. We are happy to know that it has been a joy for your son!

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dope

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

    Dope and actually really sick and dope and cool bru

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bang for the buck

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

    Hands down best processor this year. Others will have minimal gains.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello there. Thank you for your great review! Indeed, the Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor offers a great value for its price as it delivers a pretty remarkable performance, while also provides easy overclocking capabilities and lightning speeds.

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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

    I love the product! Bought it for my new build and i am satisfied.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello there. We are so happy to know that you are having a great experience with our 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Processor. That's amazing! In fact, 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

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    thanks i guess

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

    waiting for a refund so i can rebuy it. someday i’ll get my stuff.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good, but high power draw

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

    Returned this for AMD 5600x, the reason mostly being the price/performance for my needs and the lower power draw on the AMD CPU.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent CPU at a discount

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

    11 series intel processors are fine but if you are building a new PC go with the 12th gen

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello, there. Thank you for your review. 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.

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    Processor speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for the price, POWER HUNGER IS THE DOWNFALL!

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

    Didn't buy from Best buy, but this processor is great! Have it over clocked right under 5ghz, using XTU, cooling it with an AIO. 1.375V. THE ONLY reason this doesn't get 5/5 is the power consumption! I thought it was crazy to hear 150W from people, but my consumption spikes to 170W! Insane. With the cost and availability of parts i'm quite happy. Running with a MSI Intel Z590, 32gb (8x4) RAM, 750W power, and a midrange GPU. My system is blazing fast and stable. XTU in the lower 3000's. running 4.95ghz, i've seen people push them to 5 5.1. my power was spiking above 1.4 ->1.404v so I stopped pushing. Can't afford anything new if I fried it. haha.

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

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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great CPU!

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

    Arrived just fine and overall is very quick and snappy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great CPU 2021

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

    The i5-11600K is the best value "top tier" CPU in Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S lineup. With a simple overclock it offers almost the same levels of performance as the 11900K

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello, Oliver. 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.