Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great cpu, super powerful but does run very hot so keep that in mind.

Fast as heck but the 13th/14th gen CPUs have a bug that causes games to crash or cause a BSOD. (more specifically certain UE5 games) This can be fixed if you update your motherboard's BIOS. I have a Gigabyte mobo so the issue seems to be fixed. Keep this in mind before upgrading to new CPU like this one. Apart from that hiccup, I love this thing. The performance is great!

Very powerful CPU. Will overheat overclocked to 6200mhz but it will run as fast as you can cool it. Possible safer option are the 14900KF but in research not as fast for gaming.

I saw performance improvements in creative work and gaming, although it gets considerably toastier than my previous i7 (11700K) in similar conditions. Be ready to invest in better cooling alongside this if you're only using a fan cooler. I used a 240mm AIO cooler before and had to upgrade to a larger one to see only a slight improvement in thermals (less than 90°C spikes while gaming with the new AIO cooler).

It's a good chip if you need lots of threads. If that's not as important, the 14700 and 14600 are both better value for money. Additionally, motherboard manufacturers do lots of dumb things to make sure their boards perform half a percent better than competitors' offerings. The problem with this mentality is that on Intel platforms, it means they often exceed Intel's specs by a lot. In the case of both MSI and ASUS, they do not set power or current limits. This leads to excessive heat, power consumption and shortened CPU life due to degradation. If you run one of these chips, you should definitely consider setting PL1, PL2 and ICCmax to Intel's recommended values depending on your cooling.

Zips through compressed files like no other. Great Gaming performance when paired with a high end Graphics card. I’m running this on an MSI z690 Unify-X motherboard and I have no issues at all with it. It runs well. Power consumption is high but it gives my custom loop purpose. I have a 32GB kit of DDR5-7200 RAM and it runs XMP with no issues and I don’t have to make additional voltage tweaks to make it work. I wish the E-cores had less latency. If you’re moving files around you’ll sometimes see it takes the E-core a bit to ramp up and get going. This is because some of the E-Cores do not have direct access to the L3 cache.

Love this cpu works amazing the cpu is top of the line.

best chip I have purchased to date, I got tired of getting hand me downs and decided to buy something new. It is performing amazing.

It is a high performance CPU. Even though there were some concerns on the internet, I ran into no issues whatsoever.

Before you purchase this CPU please also purchase alongside of it purchase a 360 AiO as well, this CPU is in need of it. I'm not trying to say that to scare you but it runs warm. In my (asus) bios I turned on "Disabled-Enforce all limits" so that the motherboard doesn't try to do on the fly OC to keep temps low and stability up. I haven't had any crashes or stability issues at all. I did a full platform upgrade from the 10900k to this, I kept my RTX 3080 and the performance bump was actually fully noticeable. I'd say my average temperature for doing basic computing is around 37c with my Lian Li Galahad II Trinity 360. It's a monster of a CPU genuinely and if you are in the market for an upgrade don't hesitate you won't regret it.

Excellently processor runs all games with zero issues when paired with a nice gpu.

Its the better procesor of the history y excelent on videogames and working very good on render! Its amazing

Overall had a blast changing out old cpu for this. Paired with a 5090 im maximizing performace and quality.

Wow, this CPU makes my head spin. There have been reports that this CPU runs hot. So, with the in mind, with no overclocking and Corsair H100I water cooling, CPU temps are 32c to 37c in very warm room under normal Windows. When playing Call of Duty, temps are barely hitting 40c. Now Lightroom is the big test with the program running without a hitch and extremely smooth, with temp running around 50c. Intel's top dog does not disappoint!!

a high-performance processor designed for demanding workloads, including gaming, content creation, and multitasking. Featuring multiple cores, high clock speeds, and advanced architecture, it offers exceptional speed and responsiveness. Its support for technologies like DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0 ensures compatibility with cutting-edge hardware for future-proof performance.

This processor can handle anything you throw at it! I had to upgrade my older 7700k because it was causing a bottle neck. I knew to expect a jump in frames while gaming but this blew my mind. One thing to keep in mind is that this processor will get hot. I would recommend getting a 360mm AIO just for some peace of mind. These can run hot and are still safe, I just like to see lower cooler numbers for my own personal sanity.

Can't go wrong with this I9 processor. Great Performance

I bought this CPU and paired it with a 4070ti, I genuinely cannot find a game that won’t run 1440p 240hz at max settings. This processor is so good that I’m convinced my monitor is a bottleneck now. 15/10 would buy again.

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.

Holy macoroni, this thing is a beast from the east... its the fastest cpu ever made... the problem is out of the box its a enthusiast cpu.. it runs extremly hot.. which means you need enthusiast cooling... out of the box it doesnt work. You have to go into the bios and change settings for it to work. Once you dial it in, its a jet going mach 10... but you need experience in the bios and experience with voltages/sa voltages...