
I've been using this CPU for less than a month and so far it seems to be working very well. I have it with the GIGABYTE X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 motherboard.. I used the high quality CPU grease Cooler Master CryoFuze W/m.k= 14m for the best heat transfer with temps running 43º to highest so far 64º .. I never stress test a CPU.. I just use the programs and games only, to not burn things up..

24 cores, lots of Cashe and but plan fast compaired to my 13900K Very happy pairing this up with a ROG MB.

good chip. low watts. high threads. 1-2 day shipping from new egg.


Not only has my FPS and overall gaming performance improvedespecially in older titles like World of WarcraftI went against popular opinion and sold my underwhelming AMD system, upgrading to this one. I originally aimed for the 270K, but when it sold out, this model popped back in stock, and I decided to take the chance. I run multiple LLMs, game, stream, do light video editing, and experiment with AI and video generationbasically a little bit of everything. I already had a 5080 and 64GB of RAM, but wowthis machine is a beast. I was worried Id lose 1015% performance, and in some games I did lose about 5%, but what truly matters is that I can now use my PC however I wanteven while gaming. No more shutting down my LLMs just to play casually. The best part? My 1% lows jumped up massivelyby around 35% in MMOs. Thats far more important to me than raw FPS. No more micro-stutters, OBS crashes, or rubberbanding. I used to spend hours tweaking settings just to get games good enough to enjoyand I always felt I fell short. Im not claiming to be a hardware guru, just a hobbyist whos built PCs for over a decade (RIP 1080 Ti). Long story short: if youre chasing every last frame and dont care about AI, 1% lows, or multitasking, this is an incredible bargain at $200.

- Didn't lag on Fortnite

- close in performance to much more expensive CPUs - 18 (!) cores - matches AMD in gaming and handily beats in productivity

Super fast when playing games



With PBO a bit tweaked, it feels like a muscle car under a cape

Reliable Overclockable