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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 392 reviews

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85%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are impressed with the processor speed and overall performance of the Core i9-14900K, noting it as a significant upgrade and the best performance experienced. The CPU is also praised for its multitasking capabilities. However, some customers have concerns about the excessive heat generated by the processor and consider the price to be too high.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Beautiful processor

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

    10/10. Runs anything I put at this thing with ease.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent performance

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

    Excellent performance from this top of the line CPU.

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

    Still functions

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

    Well ive got a few blue screens but i think that was just c.o.d bad game.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Intel

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

    14thgen js great. Very good silicon and great benches

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not Worth The Cost

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

    I like Intel so I pre-purchased the processor. Ended up returning it after hearing about some reviews. If you really need Intel, get the cheaper 13900k. For me, I went with the AMD 7800X3D for my gaming rig rebuild.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must buy for higher level gamers

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

    Great CPU if you have the proper computer set up. Buying this CPU almost guarantees that you will not stutter or lose frames in any game you play. 10/10 product. Ill have to wait for years to upgrade!

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

    SPICY CPU

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

    Power hungry beast is what is helping my 5090 run. Better get a great AIO

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

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Crash-tastic

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

    Pretty expensive CPU for only being a little faster than my 12th Gen i7 and crashing so often. Even after upgrading BIOS to get the Microcode update the damage is done and I will be getting a new CPU from Intel. If the new CPU doesn't crash I will update my review to 4 stars as it was pretty much the fastest thing out there for multi-tasked programs.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    failed in less than a year and ruined my computer.

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

    i am furious. i spent all my savings to finally have a dream machine. it didn't last a year before my computer started crashing more and more until it was totally unusable. i'm not able to just get up and go to best buy whenever i want. i had to pay for another one just so geek squad could test if that was the problem. we're getting to the furious part. the members of geek squad told me that the 14th gen is known to be defective and fail and they are just hoping that the new one i bought was new enough that the issue had been resolved on it. there wasn't a whole lot i could do since for some reason computer components don't come with a warranty, even for total members, which i am, and even though i was sold a product that was known to be defective. it would certainly be bad enought if this was the end of it. geek squad testing now causes the diagnostic to fail and crash my computer during a graphics test. they said all i could do was take it home and try it out. now over half of my games crash or can't even load. to sum up, my expensive dream machine is a piece of junk and there doesn't seem to be anyone willing to help me.

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

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Was great when it worked

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

    Ran the CPU within Intel specifications, never overclocked and it degraded within 4 months of use. Game crashes and BSODs started to become more frequent until I had to underclock the CPU to have it stable for more than an hour at idle. Got an RMA through Intel quickly. When the CPU did work in the past it was great and as fast as I expected. Be wary of the issues with 13th and 14th gen, I just hope I won't need to keep RMAing this cpu forever.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Intel

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

    Excellent CPU, no issues on install, great value so far

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

    In the game of life, every FPS matters!

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

    With the newest iteration of Raptor Lake, my obsolete 13900k has been relegated to the dust bin of history. I have gained hundreds of MHz, and DDR5 stability at 8000MT/s! I can now be truly competitive at the highest levels. GG EZ.

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

    Quality Performing Processor

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

    Quality Performing Processor. A bit power hungry but that is expected with any i9 processor. Having a good 360mm AIO can keep it running nice and cool with avg temps between 30-40c.

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

    Awesome CPU!

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best Buy rocks! Fast shipping, awesome customer service.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Doodoo

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

    Instability. Again. Unreal. Built a new pc in October of 23. 13900k/4090. Absolute beast of a pc. 6 months later 13900k was showing signs of instability. Updated bios blah blah did all the things. Got a refund from Intel, went and bought this 14900k…was good for about 3 months. Then started showing signs of instability. Took 2 months to get it refunded through Intel. Obviously went to amd 3rd time around.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Buy Assistance

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

    The staff was very helpful in easing tbe process from purchase to installation.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Worked for several months - defective unit

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

    Was great until it wasn't. The one I ordered a while back was part of the massive batch of failed processors. Just got done getting my RMA submitted and approved. Now 7 days until I get back to a working home computer - will update review afterwards to consider the replacement's performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    i9 14th Gen Intel Processor

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

    These computer products are way too expensive. The product is good, just way over priced. 540 plus tax? Crazy

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The best!

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

    This Processor will run it. Not sure what it won’t be good for. Video editing is flawless

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

    Beasty Processor

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

    It gets no better than this. I would purchase this processor again. It handles everything I throw at it!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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