Intel Core i3-7100, 2 Cores & 4 Threads Desktop Processor with Intel HD Graphics 630

Such a good bang for your buck. I built a super slim mini ITX build in a Silverstone Raven small form factor case. It is about the size of the old Dell desktops my company used to use. The case is a lot less bulky than typical PC builds, but for a minimal build with this processor it was perfect. According to benchmarks on UserBenchmark this processor performs nearly exactly the same as my laptop processor. My laptop processor is a quad core i7-6700hq. This dual core processor performs just as well as my laptop quad core. I put in a GTX 1050 TI graphics card which also near exactly matches the performance of my laptop's GTX 970m. With this processor I build a desktop that can do everything my laptop can do, but for a third of the cost. Pretty awesome low end processor!One thing I forgot to mention is that it comes with its own stock fan/heatsink. Had I known this I wouldn't have bought the $40 noctua low profile fan. Since you can't overclock this processor you really don't need a better cooler than the stock one. I bought an i7-6700K last year and that didn't come with a fan or heatsink, so I didn't think this one would. If you have an i5 or i7 processor I'd buy an aftermarket cooler. For an i3 like this one just use the stock. You really aren't going to see any performance benefits.

Excellent works as it should

I wanted a low wattage CPU that would work well for gaming. For those that don't know many games even today really only use 1 core at a time. This puppy is extremely low wattage to begin with (lower wattage= less heat generated) and hopefully longer system life. This i3's single core performance is up there with $350+ xeons and i7's. So for the price it's very impressive as long as your games can only use 1 or 2 cores at a time. For a bit of education if you do ctrl+alt+delete and it looks like a game or process is using all cores equally it is usually a lie. It is in reality one core getting hammered at 100% then jumping to the next one in the series. You have to actually research to figure out how many cores your game actually uses at one time. If you aren't a gamer and for some reason are building a desktop for casual internet use like watching youtube videos and browsing the internet an i3 like this is probably the best thing for you to buy. Especially since it will actually save you money over a beefier processor that you will never actually fully utilize anyway.

Excellent Product