Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Great for gaming. Even tho AMD beats it in multi core workloads doesnt mean its not a good processor. Its a stable reliable processor. And best of all its in stock. In gaming it trades blows with my ryzen 5800x. So for I havent run into any bugs or glitches. Thats what you get with intel. Stability. If your only gaming Id say this isnt the way to go. But my wife does do work station application and the extra cores reduce her time. Id say this is niche processor and very few people would actually benefit from the extra cores. If your just gaming go with a 11600k. My daughter build is running an overclocked 11600k and it trades blows with this one.

This is part of my new build. Excellent performance!

It is replacing a fourth generation I7 CPU. It runs so much faster and no problems installing or running.

Quick little chip. Runs a little warm even on a 240mm aio @125 watts. Good value on sale since the 12 series just launched.

...some of the draw backs are basically runs VERY hot even at idle compared to other generations (stays at 40+ C with 24 C ambient temp), but I concede I think I may need to adjust my case fan speeds to get a more aggressively positive pressure airflow in the case. HOWEVER< it barely gets much hotter under full load so perhaps I have tuned fairly well...

Dont listen to the review on youtube, cus this is a legendary CPU. Before the 11th gen, the 10900K was the fastest gaming CPU in the market. And for Intel to top it, is impressive in itself. CPU if you pair it with the right motherboard and rams you will then see its full potential. I own the 12900K for over 6 months and decided to go back to the 11gen. Even though Alder lake is more powerful, since it is very new, it has way too many drawback and the high latency of rams is the main reason why I decided to sell it. I think Raptor lake would be the CPU but as of now, the 11 gen with a few tweaks will outperform alder lake.

All signs point up. Stable on Msi pro wifi, runs like a stealth fighter. Using as work and gaming work horse.

I really don’t get why people aren’t hyping the fact that you get almost TRIPLE the read&write speeds with these new chips being 4.0 gen. The only reason I upgraded/downgraded to this cpu is specifically for the gen 4 m.2 slots. Trust me. Invest in 2 980 pro’s from Samsung, configure raid0 with them, make it a boot drive and BAM... Don’t say I didn’t tell ya. To avoid any hassle, make sure your motherboard has at least 2 PCEI 4.0 gen slots. Otherwise you may share bandwidth with other slots. In regards to the rest of the features this cpu has. Intel in my opinion is still top dawg when it comes to gaming & overclocking. I’ve enjoyed intels i9-9900k for a while now and if your like me and you want the best intel has to offer. So if your pockets are like my pockets you’ll follow in someway what I plan to do. Right now the i9-11900k is sold out, but more importantly WAYYYYY to pricey!!! No prob just go to your local retailer and buy the i7-11700k!!! (Make sure you spend the extra dough on the *Retailer’s 1year or 2year warranty!!! When intel stops this temper tantrum from the $Rising Ryzens$ and lowers there i9-11900k considerably, or comes up with an even BETTER CPU!!! Then because you purchased the warranty, you can basically trade in your i7 for the i9 for no extra cost or even lower then what you paid for this i7. So if you got cash but still wanna save a few bucks, I highly recommend this method. Besides we gotta stay loyal to our intel boys and not switch over to the dark side. #threadskipper hahahah

Before purchase, I compared to benchmarks for both the I7 and the I9 generation 11. For $200 extra dollars, I noticed that the performance gains on the I9 were not that significant so I chose the I7.

My tech son recommended this to me as one of several parts we bought to rebuild my desktop computer so it would be Win 11 compatible. We looked at Gen 12 Intel chips, but they are only marginally faster than this one and much more expensive. From that viewpoint, this was a value purchase for a fast chip that is Win 11 compatible and probably not going to be obsolete for 3 to 5 years. It also has incredible specs and capabilities. It is a quality product that works well right out of the box. That is as good as it gets.