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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 626 reviews

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97%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are delighted by the Core i7-9700K's gaming prowess, price-to-performance ratio, and easy installation. They appreciate its multitasking capabilities, powerful performance, and cooler temperatures compared to other processors. While some find it expensive, others point out that it lacks hyper-threading and is a generation or two behind.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing performance!

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

    Multiple applications and programs running paired with good RAM proves to be an awesome experience. This processor doesn’t break a sweat utilizing very few cores whatsoever running tons of applications including games and streaming videos as well. Excellent processor for anyone thinking of streaming/recording gameplay and using task heavy design software.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great upgrade

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

    Upgraded to this cpu. Perfect for gaming! Easy to install. A lot faster than my last cpu.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cpu

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

    Purchased this at a great price on Black Friday. Very solid cpu for unlocked capabilities.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast Processor

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

    Built my own computer for gaming. This processor works well for that purpose. Very fast.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

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

    Running most games at 144 Hz with a 2070 Super. Running around 50 F at full load.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Processor For the Price

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

    Can be overclocked of course. Blazing fast. For the price it’s a great purchase!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great cpu

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

    great price, easy to install, should last the next 3 years easily.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Nate. Thank you for your great review about our 9Th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Processor! We hope you can continue to enjoy the remarkable performance of your new Intel® Core™ i7 Processor.

      Thank you for being a loyal Intel Customer!

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overclocking, Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good value

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

    fast cpu. was easily able to overclock to 5.0ghz. definitely recommend

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great cpu upgrade

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

    I was running an i7 7700k for the past 3 years since new and it was doing fine for everything I used it for, but I got a good deal on a newer board that did not support my 7700k so I upgraded to this cpu and it is much faster. when I buy a blu-ray movie, I rip it on my pc to my media server, upgrading to a cpu with more cores significantly reduced the encoding times.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Power unleashed

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

    Great processor chip without the big price of the i9 brother. No hyperthreading needed with this!! Don't let that scare you away from this chip. Able to push everything I'm throwing at it without needing to OC the chip. K model so I can eventually. If you can find this for the $300-350 range, its well worth it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The gateway to a great computing experience!

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

    My old motherboard, an Asus Z170-a had just died. It had been powered by an I7-6700k skylake. But this 6th generation cpu is limited in its motherboard applications. Thus the 64-bit octa-core high end performance Chip based on the coffee lake micro architecture. A worthy successor in my mind. I paired It with Asus Prime Z390-A motherboard And 32gb of ram. Computing g have aven!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent CPU!

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

    If you can't afford the i9 9900K, this is a great cpu for the price! Yes, it doesn't have hyper threading compared to last gen i7 processors, but i haven't noticed any problems with that yet. It will still do everything you need, from gaming to editing, etc. Overclocking is pretty good as well, only depends on where your particular chip falls in the silicon lottery I suppose.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great performance but at a high cost

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Extremely good processor for gaming. Overclocks easy with relatively little cooling. Taking a star off because I consider this a pretty high cost for the performance compared to other options.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Not an M1, but Very GOOd

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

    Fast, easy to install. Very responsive. Good good good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Twoee. Thank you for your great review on our 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Processor. We hope you can continue to take good advantage of all the features, blazing speeds and overall quality performance that your new Intel® Core™ i7 Processor can offer you.

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Pros mentioned:
    Overclocking, Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great CPU

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

    Good cpu for gamers, overclocking it makes it even that much better

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A+

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

    Over clocked to 4.9 with no problems. No high temps noted

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

      Hello there. Thank you for sharing your review about our 9Th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Processor. Continue to enjoy the amazing power and speed with easy overclocking capabilities of your new Intel® Core™ i7 Processor. Happy gaming!

      Thank you for being a loyal Intel Customer!

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect.

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

    Greats speeds! Very smooth gaming. I plan on overclocking.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best gaming processor available for sale today

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

    It's fast, reliable and cooler than the previous i7, also very easily overclockable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Capable and Strong

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

    So out of the box, the i7 performed well and didn't throttle on temps bad at all. I have been running it overclocked to 5.1GHz with water cooling for going on 1.2 years now. No complaints, it stays cool, handle's anything I throw at it with ease. Overclocked, 3Dmark scored it at 7540 on timespy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Alchemist. Thank you for your wonderful review! Indeed, our 9Th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Processor can certainly deliver an excellent performance while also provides easy overclocking capabilities. We hope you can continue to take good advantage of the remarkable performance, fast speeds and amazing graphics quality of this processor!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great performance

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

    Easy installation and great performance and i think the price is good

    I would recommend this to a friend