Customer Ratings & Reviews

I debated between going to a 2011v3 or the 1151 socket for a bit but since I do more gaming than video editing I went with the 1151 socket. More overclocking headroom was also a plus. I did a complete system upgrade around the I7 6700K. Coming from an E8400 2 core to this is astounding to say the least. Buy it, PERIOD

If your building a PC this is the best bang for the buck! Very fast, benchmarks very well, overclocks easy and handles games better than even 2011-3 cpu's.

This is top of the line for me so I had big expectations. I'm not disappointed. Very fast. Glad I got a liquid cooler, this gets hot with rendering and video. I had issues with AMD processors years ago, so I opt for Intel as long as they continue to back their products up.

The I7-6700K is a good CPU for the gamers who love to squeeze out all performance by overclocking CPU/Memory. It provides a good throughput with Z170 chipset motherboards. Recommend strongly if I7-7700k doesn't fit the bill. The new 7700k CPU has 16% better performance but about $70 more expensive. You cannot go wrong with 6700K at the sub 300.

This is still an amazing processor. just installed into a brand new gaming build. the chip does get hotter than the i5, or i3 yet a liquid cooler took that problem away. Very much still a relevant processor as it had near zero difference in gaming performance over the new kaby lake i7. Seriously im talking 1-6 fps difference. GET IT.

I initially purchased this product so that I can game and record / stream at the same time. This was an upgrade from the Core i5 3550 which simply couldn't handle those tasks simultaneously. I am pleased to report that not only does this processor handle those tasks, it does them INCREDIBLY well. I am VERY happy with this purchase!

Bought this for my new PC and I am very happy with it. I would recommend if you are not looking to overclock the processor then do NOT get this one since it would be a waste of your money, just go with the i7-6700. If you are looking to overclock then do get this since it has some of the best speeds for a quad core.

As of 2016 it is the latest chip set from Intel. I think it also uses the least amount of energy to date. It also supports Direct X12. Read the description on Best Buy and search on the net. Plethora of new advances. I am sure you will be as impressed as I am with this latest CPU technology from Intel.

Before buying this to replace aging i3-2120 from 2011, I read reviews and checked benchmarks, some claiming a 160% performance over the 2120. Since a lot of websites overblow thesee metrics, I was expecting only a modest speed increase. Turns out the benchmarks are right. I'm pairing this with the hard drives and GTX 750ti from my old computer, and have noticed I'm getting 60 frames a second in GTA V no matter how high I dial up the graphics, Fallout 4 on high settings without god rays, and absurdly higher speeds when using 3D modeling programs and loading the modding kits for various Bethesda games. The only thing I can't get 60 fps on is the new DOOM, but I'm clocking in a serviceable 30 frames on it where with the 2120 I was getting between 15 and 25 - GPU is the obvious bottleneck there.

Seems to handle everything I have thrown at it with ease.

Of course this is a great processor. It is so expensive though.

This has been a great chip i would recommend. I use it mostly for gaming but I plan on doing some video editing and the little I've done has been quick and easy no stuttering.

Overclocks very well. Easy to install. Does not come with stock CPU cooler so be sure to buy a cooler. I used liquid cooling and it's perfect!

For a long time I heard about the performance of this cpu but then when I saw the price I couldn't help but buy it

Bought this for my new PC build and its a monster. Over clocked it's to 4.4 just for giggles with no sweat..

The i7-6700K is an awesome processor. Would suggest to anybody planning to overclock.

I wanted to be able to play 4k games. Picked up this cpu and a gtx 1080 graphics card. It will run 1440 games at max settings with 0 issues. Running 4k games on a 4k monitor runs most games at 4k, except the few most demanding games, for those you have to turn the settings don't some. But it is a great cpu that won't need upgraded for a long gone time.

This requires a new 1151 motherboard the cpu supports the new Thunderbolt connector, which I have on my new GA-Z170X-UD5 TH motherboard In general, if you have a 4th generation Intel iCore i7, stick with it as the speed improvements are minor, but if you have an older computer and are about to purchase a new one, do not get an older iCore i7, get onboard with Skylake and you'll get a bunch of new features that you just can't get on the existing older motherboard

I love this cpu! I wasn't paying attention to the importance of cpu when gaming so my previous is i3, but maaaaan when i placed this i7-6700k along with my newly bought gtx 1080 ti... booooooooom! It doubled all my game's fps. It is so sweet! Buy it and play everything on max settings!

This Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Processor is installed with Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI ITX Motherboard and SilverStone RVZ01-E Mini-ITX Desktop Case and 520W Power Supply. All work properly.