Intel Core i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W

The processor was for a computer my grandson built for use in college. Both gaming and class work. He

Pros

This thing is a beast, runs any game or program or both at the same time. It does run a little hot but with a decent AIO or Air Cooler, it should be fine. Im not sure if its better than the 5600x for gaming but I do a LOT more with my PC as a Youtube content creator, programmer, and avid CAD program user. I can say this thing eats everything I throw at it. The main difference for me was the price. I at the time of my purchase the 10700KF was $260, the 5600x was $399, Kind of a no-brainer. Cant say enough about this CPU. 10/10.

I chose this over the AMD 5800X or the newer Intel 11700K because I wanted to save a little money. At the time, the 5800X and the 11700k where around $400. I paid $290 dollars for this CPU. And at 4K I would have gotten same performance out of this processor as either the 5800X or 11700K. If I was going to be doing a lot of other tasks besides gaming I probably would have gone with the 5800X but since this was primarily for Gaming, I wanted to save a few dollars. It is 2021 and I didnt really feel like waiting for Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake or AMD Zen 4 so I decided to build a new system at the beginning of August. I am missing out on PCI-e 4.0 support but for GPU performance, in the past I have seen that PCI-e bandwidth has little bearing on GPU performance. So the only thing I missing is support for faster SSDs. But I went with the Samsung 970 Evo Plus, which is the fastest PCI-e 3.0 SSD you can get and I am very impressed with the performance. Down the line in 2022 or beyond, if I really feel like I need to have a PCI-e 4.0 SSD, then I will upgrade to an 11th Gen processor and sell this 10th Gen. I paired this CPU with a Z590 motherboard, so the upgrade path is there. But I will only do so when the 11700K is below $300. I like the fact that the 10700K has faster clocks and in gaming that makes all the difference. So for right now, I am happy with my purchase and performance. PCI-e 4.0 support wasnt on the top of my priorities list but saving a few bucks was, so I am glad I was able to get a fast 8 core processor for under $300. At that price I would definitely recommend this CPU to anyone.

Very good processor. Arrived quicker than the delivery date. I bought this to upgrade my i7-4790 (gpu is gtx 1080 ti) and get rid of the almost unusable bottleneck I had. Every game I played on 1440p with ultra settings would always stutter or lag at an inconsistent rate. So far, Ive yet to see any stuttering or lagging in my games when playing on 1440p ultra settings. Most games even perform as well on 4k in ultra settings.

The only difference between this CPU and the 10700K is that this one doesn’t have integrated graphics, as in, if you GPU decides to stop working one day, you’re stuck until you can get another one.

Build my wife a pc for Christmas love this processor I use it in my own rig and my daughters

I picked the 10700kf for 264$ and what a great performer for the price. I switched from a ryzen 5 3600 because of stability issues. With AMD I have always had weird unexplained things happen with my computers. As expected, with the intel I have had no issues and this thing smokes my ryzen 5 system. Yeah...it consumes more power...but I really dont care.

I like this CPU for it was so fast at the time as a medium gamer. I dont understand at first the letter code after the model name that this CPU can be overclocked. Im not a heavy gamer so I does not bother me but maybe in the future Ill give it a try.

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