Intel Core i7-9700K, 8 Cores & 8 Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor with Intel UHD Graphics 630

My setup:Intel i7-9700K @ 5.0 GhzNoctua NH-U14S (2 fan)Asus ROG Maximus X Code - BIOS 1704Team Dark Pro 2x8 CL14 @ 3200 MhzEVGA RTX 2080 XC UltraEVGA Supernova 1000W GThere's little doubt in my mind this is the best gaming processor available for sale today. It's fast, reliable and cooler than the previous i7, also very easily overclockable.This processor is so fast for everyday use and gaming I honestly can't think of anything bad to say about it. Having upgraded from an old system, it feels so completely different I cannot recommend it enough, however the best things about it (for me) is its performance while gaming and its thermals.Paired with a RTX 2080 this processor is able to deliver a stable 120+ FPS on most titles I tested in a 2K resolution, multitasking is also incredibly fast, haven't noticed any influence at all on games even with open software in the background.I have it OC'ed with 1.3 Volts Vcore to 5.0Ghz and right now, no problems in any stress tests I tried and I've done absolutely zero tinkering yet, it worked right ou of the box. I'm using a Noctua NH-U14S aircooler with 2 fans and usual load temps (while gaming) are in the high 50s low 60s, on all my stress tests the highest temp I got was 85oC under heavy AVX load, which is unbelievably cool for the setup I think. The soldered IHS is perfect for those who (like me) are not comfortable with deliding their CPUs giving us way better results for zero hassle. I think it's important to say that I'm running it in a (high end) Z370 motherboard and it's working perfectly.

Installed this on a Z390 Gigabyte Aorus Master, under a Corsair h115i with Conductonaut like Tom's Hardware said to do. Out the box it's running 4.9 for 1 core, 4.8 for 2-4 cores, and 4.7 for more than 4 cores. Without tweaking any settings, voltages are in the mid 1.2's. In general gaming use, temps run in the mid-50s with this rig, but the XTU benchmark can push them into the 60s. A few half-hearted attempts at overclocking reveal that this chip, like many of its kind, isn't particularly happy with AVX over 4.7, and some of the cores seem more susceptible to this than others. Still, I couldn't get it over 80 degrees C; platform instability happened first, at 5.1 with an AVX offset of -2. (5.1 at -3 ran at 1.4 with not much other tweaking required). Combined with a couple Samsung NVME drives (512G Evo and 1TB Pro) and some 3200 GHz LED RAM, boot times are superfast (with Fast Boot on) - blink and you miss it.I was able to push a 7680x1440 three-monitor rig to 60 fps minimum in GTA Online; average framerates were in the 90s, though nVidia Surround had me limited to 60 Hz. The same 1080Ti could only do 23 fps minimum with my prior rig, which was Z77/[email protected] GHz based.Nearly any other game I can push my ROG PG279Q to its full framerate of 165 Hz without difficulty. I like to play Rocket League at 250 fps to minimize input lag and was pleasantly surprised to find that I could keep it over 200 and still get what that game calls "quality" graphics on both the single-monitor and triple-monitor setups. I'm old enough that I'll take whatever edge I can get!Install was a snap, watch a video if you're worried about it. Computer booted fine the first time I turned it on - if you can turn a screwdriver you can build a PC. And this processor is the one to get - I expect to be future proof for many years!

I was a little worried since someone else already mentioned that is shows up without a box but i went for it, it is legit!Works great and they give you a fan!What else do you want!Highly recommended!

I had an i7 processor and/or motherboard go bad. It still worked if you set it to a single core, but the multicore stopped working. I had way too much stuff setup on the computer and didn't want to buy a new computer and have to reinstall hundreds of applications and move all the data, so I decide to fix the existing Lenovo Legion computer.Rather than try and figure out if it was the processor or motherboard that went bad I bought a replacement motherboard from Lenovo (only place I could find it) and this i7-9700K.To my knowledge Intel no longer produces the i7-9700K processor and I needed to have this exact one since it was going into a legacy motherboard, so I had to purchase a used processor.The i7-9700K came in a plastic processor package and that was placed inside of a small, padded, mailing envelope. It arrived in great shape, no issues there.I was a little leery of it not working but I pulled out the old motherboard and processor but in the new ones and the computer started up and has been working great.The only problem that I've had, which is not the fault of this processor, is that putting in a new motherboard causes all of the authentication for Microsoft Office applications to fail. Still trying to get that resolved. Really hoping I don't have to uninstall all Office apps and reinstall. My other applications that I've run so far had no issues.The processor arrived quickly and has been running great so I'm happy.