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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 374 reviews

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96%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are pleased with the Core i5-9600K's gaming and productivity capabilities, praising its excellent price-to-performance ratio. Many users also appreciate its budget-friendly nature, noting its impressive overclocking capabilities. Additionally, customers have highlighted its compatibility with newer LGA 1151 motherboards and its ability to run smoothly without reaching extreme temperatures.

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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Entry

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to start their first PC build, it does its job as a starter.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for gaming high quality on a budget

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

    Love how it runs with my 1080 graphics card. It's such a great price and will last another 3-4 years minimum

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Installation

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worked!

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

    What can I say it’s a processor. It was easy to install and worked perfectly right away. Gotta love Intel.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very Fast Excellent Price

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

    Another great high performer processor. Price beat all of the other online retailers that I usually look at.

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

    Super Fast

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

    Love this upgrade to my gaming pc; works well with any gaming motherboard. Sleek and easy to install.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good performance

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

    This build was for the gf. I was trying to decide does she need i7 or is i5 ok. This machine performs very well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast and good onboard graphics

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

    The CPU is fast, the onboard graphics is crisp. Don't play games, but everything is crisp and clean.

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

    Great but pricey

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

    Right now prices are soaring due to effect of the pandemic. Otherwise it’s a good budget CPU

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great CPU

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

    Great CPU. I bought this for my little brother for Christmas and it’s still running well.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great processor!

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

    Super fast processor! I did unlocked it and almost same performance compare to the i7 9th generation

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great processor for the price

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

    I upgraded to this processor and am satisfied on the speed and how well my computer runs now with this

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I 5

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

    Put it in my first diy pc and it’s been working great so far! Very happy with my purchase!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great CPU for thee price!

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

    Great CPU for thee price! Very fast, faster than some of my recent i7 CPUs that i recently purchased!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great quality and price

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

    Excellent option for high standard of performance. A good option for office, home or game time!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great mid range processor!!

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

    Put this in my media/gaming pc build for the living room and smokes everything we throw at it!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great to play my games!

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

    Great for doing multiple things at once, processing many applications at once and also for gaming.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best performance gaming cpu in its segment

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

    Just a great processor overall, phenomenal for gaming, especially in its price range vs its competition.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great!

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

    Works really fast and the cache is amazing. I love that it runs multiple processes at one time with zero lag!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for Gaming

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

    This is probably one of the best budget gaming CPUs out there for budgets from 1000-1400

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Terrific

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

    great processor, provides a great gaming experience and great game play. overall great item

    I would recommend this to a friend