Customer Ratings & Reviews

I recommend this CPU for those who want one of the best processors for gaming. It's only just behind the i9 10900k in gaming. If you haven't upgraded since 4th or 6th gen (4790k/6700k) now would be a good time with new consoles releasing later this year. The smaller die and thicker ihs makes for surprisingly cooler temps than 9th gen. This kind of engineering has some potential for future, smaller and more efficient processes (7nm). It's a bummer that pcie 4.0 won't be supported until 11th gen, but at least with the Z490 platform there is a decent upgrade path from here.

Fast and powerful. Easy to install and stays very cool. I used it in a gaming pc build and it was very easy to setup and gave me zero problems. I like that I can overclock it easily if I decide to and that it did not require liquid cooling even though I did. I like Intel chips for gaming and this paired well with my Asus tuf gaming motherboard. I would recommend it.

This CPU runs so smooth and is more than what I need to o run almost any game or program on my computer. It’s so easy to install and easy to run. I recommend this for anyone looking to Game, Run heavy programs, i matches it with a Corsair H60 Cpu cooler. It stays cool even on the hardest settings

Great processor if you can get it on sale; it's widely available and motherboard options aren't unreasonably expensive. The sample I got works extremely well and was able to be lightly overclocked fairly easily. A great midrange processor that isn't as hard to justify as the 10900K cousin.

The fastest CPU I've ever owned. Youtube reviewer this, nonsensical hype that, blah blah AMD. I wasn't expecting this kind of performance and snappiness. CPU is around 50% usage while gaming @ 4k, leaving lots of room for background/streaming tasks. Everyday tasks are instant, gone are the days of buffering. Using ASUS' AI overclocking option in my STRIX's motherboard bios, and it hovers around 4ghz most of the time, as soon as a task appears it jumps to 5ghz. Sustained 4.6-4.8hhz while gaming @ 4k. All I had to do was click "enable AI overclocking". Pretty awesome

This thing is crazy fast! I was in the market for a new processor since I wanted to build my first gaming machine, and was checking this and the intel I9, but for the price this is the best bang for your bucks! Yeah the other can be a little faster since got more cores, but when you overclocked the difference would me minimal in my opinion. I am still waiting to get a new graphic card to do a proper stress testing, but for now it is running at 5.1 GHz without a problem. Easy to overclock with ASUS Motherboard. I am not a expert in any means, but with a little of knowledge and information you can set it up super easy.

It’s been working real long good I been having this cpu for a long time and it been amazing.

Got this CPU at a great price from Best Buy. So far I have been very happy with its performance. It seems easy enough to cool and is very, very fast. Would recommend this CPU to anyone if you can find it on sale.

Really smooth and fast. I'm glad i got this and makes everything so much fast especially while I'm playing my game and going live on twitch. Definitely recommend this.

My first 10th Gen This is a good quality CPU for under 300 bucks. I have owned Sever Computers in my lifetime back to 8088 days. without going to a 10 core I9 CPU I went with this. I like the low wattage and still running 8 cores 16 Threads. I haven't had a lag time and I noticed smother operations in my games and streaming, I connected this to a ASUS ROG - STRIX - Z490 - E Gamer. Both work great together. 64gig Ram and Samsung 790 M.2 card 512g and a re-used RTX2080 Super. I like this one much better!

A very nice processor for gaming and other task. Fast and easy to overclock. Thank you Best Buy staff for helping me get the right processor for my computer.

I upgraded from a 4930K (all-core OC 4.4 ghz) and immediately noticed the difference in speed after tuning and settling on an all-core OC of 5.2 ghz. Heat dissipation is much better as is power utilization. I was able to utilize the same water block for the CPU with the 115x backplate and screws that the original block came with - it’s 9 years old BTW. This old cooler is keeping me from hitting 80 C in OCCT with medium AVX2 settings and I’m keeping my Vcore under 1.33v. Peak power around 200 watts with average being in the 150’s. Games play *ultra* smoothly (1440p @ 75hz) and I’m able to take full advantage of my 2070 super without the annoying bottleneck of that older i7 silicon. Video compression is so much faster as well. 8 cores working @ 5.2 make a difference. R 3700 may beat it on that front but I really don’t care if handbrake takes a couple more minutes. I want awesome gaming, more! Glad I bought it. Was $150 less than I paid for the 4930 in 2012. Go figure.

Pros: - This is one of the best cpu for gaming there is right now only second to the i9 10900k but with less heat and power consumption. - This is the first time I don't feel the need to overclock Cons: - Go with the i5 10600k if you want your pc for gaming only and use the +$100 you saved to buy more memory or storage.

This generation's i7 is literally last generations i9. It runs cooler than last year's i9. But numbers wise, they're literally the same thing. Oh intel ;) That's not too say it's a bad thing, it is what it is, an improved i9. Now, as for performance, Intel is still king, strictly speaking in regards to gaming, AMD is better for multitasking and everything else.

Quick cpu. Paired with 32g of ram and a 3080TI. Haven’t had any issues with heat. Runs pretty cool with a 360mm AIO cooler.

No problems during installation and my computer runs very well. A must purchase if you're planning on building a pc.

Upgraded from 10600k. The 10700k is a beast at overclocking and does not run hot like everyone has stated. I have 5.0ghz all core with no avx. The chip is butter smooth and running on 1.23v is a silicone lottery in my opinion. I think this is the best price to performance right now in 2021. I even got a price match even though there were no MC near me in FL. So it's best to do a online chat and purchase there so you can send them the link to price match-Trick n Tips from your local Enthusiastic.

Amazing CPU! Absolutely love it in my new rig! Highly recommend for a budgeted build

Fast. Good for gaming. Gets a little hot so you need a good cpu cooler.

I did not have any issues with the processor and it is still working great after about 2 years.