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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 311 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend

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Customers praise the Core i7-14700K for its fast and reliable processor speed and overall performance, although some find the performance increase minimal. The installation process is also considered simple and easy. However, some customers recommend a robust cooling solution to manage the processor's heat output.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good enough

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

    good for my workstation. Try to update the bios before installing the new processor. Hoping to upgrade to sapphire rapids HEDT in near future.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great processor 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.

    Great processor handles multitasking well and fast load times

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Microcenter for thenwin

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

    The negative review is for the store I purchased from. as soon as I walked in to pick up my order, I noticed that the CPU chip itself was bouncing around inside the box without any protection. They still handed me the item and told me to check the pins if they were damaged, why would that be my job? It ended up taking another hour just to return it because they assumed I swapped it out with the broken one. How can I swap out a CPU chip when the box was not even opened and I never left the store? Really weird situation, ended up getting my CPU from Micro Center.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best for gaming

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

    Is amazing for my computer, is what i was needing for it

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very good upgrade

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

    works very well, considering what i used to use. great product

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

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Dont waste your money! get the I9 or I5 series

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

    Was not impressed at all, stopped working properly after 40 days. This combined with the GeForce 4060 TI 16gb, did well for the first week, then was getting 25FPS! now I upgraded my rig and motherboard used is ASUS TUF Z790-Pro. It also ran very hot and I was using ICUE H150I. I switched back to my I5 13400F and got 80 - 100FPS on AAA games.. I'm not an expert but I've been building my own rigs for 15years. Honestly feel it was a bad CPU.. which I'm out $400. Good luck..

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Value

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

    Not and Next Gen more like an updated 13th Gen .. but Runs great and at slight less voltage

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I7-14700k

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

    The options and performance this CPU gives is amazing! Would definitely recommend for content creators!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value in Cpu’s

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

    Processor runs great. Easy install on my Z790 MB. Couldn’t see spending an extra $150 for a 3 % improvement in speed.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    V8 of CPU's

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

    Dumb fast processor for rendering, Its very good at gaming aswell. Its the V8 approach to processors.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The power of Intel

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

    Love this CPU always performs to the absolute top of expectations and allows insaine workloads to operate seamless.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great investment

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great investment computer runs smooth with no hickups

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

    MY New Gaming Computer.

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

    I am building a gaming computer. I have never done gaming since my 1980 experiences building the Heath-kit H-89 computer and writing a pong game in basic. Looking forward now to see what todays gaming is all about. The I7 is on the motherboard and powered up. No smoke yet.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great modern option for Gaming PC's

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

    Product worked just as intended and has given me great performance in the first couple weeks of use!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cpu

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

    Awesome card for the price point! Ive been running it wirh a 4070 and its been great

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

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Dissapointing

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

    I've run Intel exclusively since replacing a Phenom II in what had to be 2010/2011. After I had purchased it articles on stability issues started popping up. They didn't really worry me especially as they were mainly surrounding the 13900/14900 i9s..But that was until I started having random crashes that have ultimately been pinpointed to the CPU. What makes it worse is..I'm stuck with it. I spent $900 on the CPU, a motherboard obviously for this specific chipset, and less importantly - RAM. There's no fix from Intel. RMA? Sure, for the same CPU with an inherent design flaw and an apparent 100% failure rate (that percentage is based on 3rd party investigators, not made up.) If I switch to an AMD CPU I'm basically out another $700. Everything minus RAM. I'm a college student, I can't afford that. At least whilst it is working, it's fast?

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I7 14700k

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

    Incredible cpu have had no problems with it. Able to do nearly anything you throw at it

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    14700k monster

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

    Beast of a cpu, i can have all the tabs open on opera gx i want and play games without cpu even trying. Just amazing

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I7 14th gen

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

    I upgraded from an i5 13600k and have seen a masive boost in performance after installing this new cpu

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good cpu

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

    It is a good proccesor for the price, acan do most things like coding abd video games.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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