Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a great processor. Fast and can handle any workload.

No problems with this cpu just install new bios updates your good to go. Undr voltaging is a must. This paired with a rtx5090 is dream. Also great for content creation and other work loads besides gaming.

As soon as I popped this bad boy in it was curtains. Everything was fully optimized. My computer recognized it, didn’t even need to go to the bios. WOOOO HOOOOO!

I love the i914900k, as long as you know how to undervolt it. It works amazing, super fast speed and good fps in games. So much power that its hard to cool with default settings. You need to be tech savy to control the power its capable of. Also they gave me a free copy of 2 games, assassin's creed shadows and civilization. Overall a good experience with this cpu.

I upgraded from the 12700K to 14900K. I kept all other components the same. I do notice faster multi core performance and some gains in gaming depending on the title. I do use zips often and emulators like RPCS3 and the 14900K def delivers. I would highly recommend you pair this with a 360 AIO or you set the PL1 and PL2 to Intel defaults. This thing runs hot on my 240 AIO and it idles in the high 30s. At full load it climbs to 70+C using Intel's limits. If I enable Asus MCE then it's too hot for my cooling solution. If you are on 11th gen or older, get this. If you are on 12th gen or newer you will be underwhelmed without spending time tweaking many settings in the BIOS. This is not a plug and play chip. It's for tweakers. If you want plug and play buy the 12900K. It's cheaper, runs cooler and has headroom for OC.

It runs hot. Takes some tweaking to get the best performance. Probably not the best gaming CPU out there. It is powerful and a solid option. Make sure you get a powerful cooler.

Its fast and powerful, but it runs hotter than the surface of the sun lol. I have a huge double tower cooler with the best thermal paste and 140mm fans - and the chip under full load will hover in the 90’s (C) - and it idles in the 30s. Other than that, it rips through anything you throw at it.

Didn't explode on me this time. Last time I had one, it had a full meltdown, but the new one I got works fine.

Works great!! Runs hot but my Water cooler keeps it running smooth!

Bought a "new" lower-end CPU through another marketplace, and it came open. Thankfully, this was ready for pick-up immediately, and runs much better than my previously burnt out CPU

Intel has really fumbled with these 1400 and 1300 series cpu’s. High temps along with excessive wattage. Performance is stellar as long as you know what you are doing. For the average consumer, However, this will be a nightmare if you don’t research on it before buying. Some Asus mobo’s will grill your cpu also so make sure to update the bios to latest version with USB FLASH. Also I don’t recommend overclocking these cpu’s because of TEMPS.

Extremely quick gaming performance and processing time.

Upgraded my computer- a great product that made my upgrade worth the money

I got the 14900k after my 13900k started to have extreme degradation problems. Its a strong chip if you have the cooling to keep the temps under control.

I bought this for my PC build. Intel has been around for forever and I figured the most updated CPU would make everything easier for the build and gaming. If you dont stress your pc, this CPU is fine However, without making any changes out of the box, it will quickly overheat and may give a BSOD. It was only have I looked up issues and the changes/tweaks needed to optimize the cpu to handle stress that I was able to achieve good and healthy temperatures for it. If you're looking to purchase this CPU, be aware of its issues. There are many articles and threads about it as well as YouTube videos on it as well. You'll have to make changes in your PC to make it run the most optimal way Other than that, works as expected

I was searching for a dofferent cpu, that was sold out. Decided to go with what i know, and get an Intel. I am more then happy I chose this cpu. It amazing for the multitasking i do on my pc. I game and make 3d renders for 3d printing.

Great CPU. Runs at advertised speeds, though undervolting is necessary. Even with a 360 AIO and an undervolt applied it will still reach 100C easily in heavy loads. Was reaching 100C in standard AAA titles, but the undervolt brought that down to mid 60s.

Hey, are you looking for an Excuse to hit the proceed to chekckout button? Well here it is. Purchased to finally upgrade my gaming PC, am i satisfied? Yes. Is this CPU is incredibly overpowered for my type of gaming? Also yes. But isn’t this the American way? MORE POWAHH BABY! No more crashes, no more fps drop since my gpu is no long bottlenecked by my puny old generation cpu that was trying to paddle down the river of data with nothing but a spoon. Now it’s more like a 1500hp pontoon boat ready to party and hit the boat launch first. And everyone is invited. 10/10 would recommend.

I love this CPU its fast and snappy. Since i do more than just gaming i wanted an Intel CPU. The only issues is that you need to make sure your motherboard is updated to the latest BIOS. Other than that its great. If you will only be gaming then go with the AMD x3d CPUs, but if you will be doing more than that definitely get this CPU

Powerful processor; my computer runs so smoothly. Upgrades are possible with this processor.