Highlights
Quality
This is a great processor and with the right components makes a solid base for a gaming rig.
Competitiveness
Very happy i used a h100i corsair water cooler my first time power up ticked over in normal mode at 3.
Intel cpus have higher single-core performance, draw less power and cost more money - but it's worth the premium.
It overclocks with little fuss and with a h60 cooler runs in the mid 30's at 4.
I run this chip on a msi z87 g45 gaming motherboard, with a couple of ssd's and a evga gtx 780ti graphics card.
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- This product had a total of 1,105 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 5 2021.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I run this chip on a msi z87 g45 gaming motherboard with a couple of ssds and a evga gtx 780ti graphics card
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Fast responsive and deals with almost anythingi can throw at it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Didnt quite overclock as far as i would liked
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The difference in performance is gargantuan and there has been no program or game to date thats come close to testing this amazing chip at stock clocks
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Then again the bragging rights might just be worth it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When choosing a cpu you need to look at multiple factors and after being a longtime amd user i made the switch to intel
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Very good although the fan that comes with it is not that good
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This thing flies just right for intensive crunching activities such as video editing though not as much of a benefit over an i5 for gaming so i hearwoosh could also be the sound of the large amount of cash being wrenched from your wallet luckily i paid by credit card so i didnt hear a thing