Intel Core i5-8600, 6 Cores & 6 Threads Desktop Processor with Intel UHD Graphics 630

I went from a first generation Intel Core i7-920 to this eight generation Intel Core i5-8600 and the difference is like night and day. I use my PC for software development, not gaming, but am very pleased with how fast it runs. I used to have constant slowdowns and pauses, though I'm not sure if that was caused by the HDD or the CPU or a combo of the two, but now that I'm using this new CPU along with a 1TB SSD there is no slowdown anywhere, on any program. I have a three monitor setup without a dedicated video card so I'm sure the CPU is having to handle much of the GPU work, and for software I use various versions Visual Studio along with image editing software (and to a lesser extent video editing software), font editing software, and many other miscellaneous other development tools.At idle the CPU seems to hover around 36-40 degrees Celcius and when working it can get into the high 50s, low 60s. Because I bought the 8600 version and not the 8600K version which is meant for overclocking, mine came with a stock CPU heatsink and fan with pre-applied thermal paste. The heatsink is fairly small and the fan points straight up which blows the air away from the CPU and toward the case's side panel. I used this briefly but quickly got annoyed by the sound of the fan spinning up faster whenever the temperature got into the 40s so I purchased a larger 3rd party heatsink that has heatpipes and a fan that's aimed toward the back of the PC case where the ventilation holes are. I also bought a graphite thermal pad so I wouldn't have to deal with thermal paste. This combo didn't seem to reduce the CPU temperature at all but it did make the fan much quieter, and that was the whole point.Whatever you are using your PC for I don't think you'll be disappointed with the CPU but if the noise of a fan constantly increasing and decreasing speed would bother you then you'll certainly want to purchase a better CPU cooler.If you found my review helpful please let me know by hitting that button below otherwise please leave me a comment letting me know what I can do to improve. Thanks a bunch!

Installation was simple and PC runs great

Forego the overclock angst. This CPU is killer. Matches up nicely with a NVidia 1060 GPU. Great single thread performance still essential for current games.

Worked Just like they said