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

If you have a lga1200 platform this is my recommendation for a high performance gaming cpu. The 11th gen i9 is essentially just a binned and more expensive version of this. Otherwise you can go 10900K for slightly lower single core performance but more physical cores.

<Edit: Future me here. This review aged about as well as the 7700k itself. >

Transport went okay, I was afraid of a dent in package but cpu was intact without damage it seems.

This is a massive improvement from the i7-8700k. It runs faster and at 20 Celsius lower temperature with a higher overclock. The additional cores make it useful for productivity as well as gaming.

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This is part of my new build. Excellent performance!

Me gustó la nueva generación de intel...eficiente para mis trabajos...juegos ectra..

Price went up more than $50 since I purchased. Would still consider at the new cost.

Closely matches 5800X (~97% across some synthetic benchmarks according to indep reviewers with meaningful lead in others) at lower price, with inclusion of iGPU, better reliability and availability (Also, ~same long-term power draw and better temperature than 5800X as well)! Excellent product if youre not waiting for Alder Lake later this year

Fantastic chip.