Intel Core i7 6700K Processor (4 GHz, 4 Core, 8 Threads, 8 MB cache, LGA1151 Socket Box)

I had to build a new PC and I went for this processor. Is the first time I used an open processor, but this combined with a Noctua NH-D15 works like a charm.First thing is obvious, it doesn't come with a stock cooler. That is a point on favor rather than the opposite, as you can go with a personal cooler of your choice which may have better cooling capacity than the stock one.Moving to the performance part. It runs at 4GHz, and boosts up to 4.2GHz depending on the task. I am software engineer, so at some points when I need to do some heavy compiling I need to rely a lot on the processor. After some testing I must say that this processor is really powerful, didn't have any problems with it, I have been testing with different projects I was working with from really small tasks to some really heavy compiling and it does it smoothly. Bottleneck problems are quite common depending on the processor but I don't think you could have any problem with this one. As far as the overcloking goes I found it performs pretty stable up to 4.6 and 4.7GHz. I managed to run it up to 5.2GHz. That is a 30% more than the base 4GHz. I only used this for a specific purpose but is nice to see it can handle it (however it relies much on the voltage, so you don't wanna use it too often).Now all of this sounds good so far, however depending on the use you are gonna give to the PC you might one to go for a cheaper alternative. As I said I need to do some heavy compiling, so this processor is my best choice. If you are not gonna be using all the power of the CPU, you may wanna take a look at the locked 6700 or even go for a 4790K. So it really comes up to the use you are gonna be giving to your PC. For an average user I would go for a cheaper alternative.

Definitely speedy and a great compliment to 3000mhz RAM. I have it running cool under a corsair hydro h100i v2. Temps on idle sit between 23-28°c and it hardly goes above 40°c on load. Overclocking with X.M.P is a walk in the park. Had no issues setting RAM clock speed to 3000mhz and Intel turbo boost sets the cpu core clock around 4.2ghz. If you're looking to buy for gaming I'd reccommend this over x99 and it doesn't hurt your wallet as much, this CPU is actually faster than the 5820k despite the latter having more cores, the 6700k has better single core preformance (watch linustechtips as they're great for advice on this sort of stuff). Delivery was effecient and it was packed safely. And if you're wondering no it does not come with a stock cooler, those are an insult to this beast of a cpu, a hyper 212 evo (be careful with this, i had trouble installing on my asus viii ranger where it bent the pins because the cooler would not sit evenly for some reason) the corsair hydro h100i v2 (an amazing aio liquid cooler) or Noctua's NH D-15 all will do well to keep this monster cool. All in all this is a top of the range cpu for an okay price.

Very Fast, great CPUI have Overclocked mine to 4.6GHz on 1.350V.It seems all Amazon stock doesn't seem to supply good overclocking CPUs. My original one was running stock at 1.38V and was running too hot (hotter then my current CPU OCd!), so I returned that and got a new one, which is the one I am running. Although I may be just unlucky since other people on the reviews section has done well with their OC.I am running this CPU with an Asus Maximus VIII Ranger Motherboard, and water cooling it with the H100i GTX. I upgraded from the i5 4460 with a MSI Z97 Motherboard, and there is a big difference when it comes to using virtual machines, virtualisation software (in general), video editing, and even gaming! GTA V does indeed run smoother with the i7 6700K on my computer compared to running it with the i5 4460. I am very happy with this CPU.I do not see what people are saying when they are saying this CPU is overpriced. It is only £20-£30 more then the 4790K and you are getting DDR4 support, and a wide range of other new features compared to the Haswell 4790K.I got mine for £280 from Amazon on 27th January so I have had this CPU for almost 2 months now, and my experience over the two months has been positive.If you are thinking of getting this vs the 4790K, I would choose the 6700K if you do not have the motherboard + RAM for the 4790K already.

I got this processor in march 2016 for £275I'm writing this review after using it for a year and 3 months in August of 2017I've loved it, it's a power house, used it in loads of modern games with a GTX 970 and then a GTX 1070, it smashes anything i throw at it and can handle my Oculus games without even skipping a beat.it's probably going to age pretty quick thanks to the new, mainstream becoming 6 core processors soon, but we can hope games don't start taking advantage of more than 2-3 cores until about 2020 so we can get some use of of the 6th and 7th generation processors with 4 cores. (hyper threading isn't the best for games my mates i3 6100 duel core with 4 threads runs multithreaded games like crap)ohh and this thing overclocks pretty well to4.7Ghz ish at the 1.39-1.42V range and most chips getting to 4.8ghz with about 1.45VIf you get a good chip 4.9Ghz will happen at 1.4V stillAnd 5Ghz I've seen one guy hit with 1.44V (wow) and one guy had to go up to 1.583V (not reccomended)great processor but probably pick up a i7 7700k with a Z270 board instead of this with a Z170 board.