I rate this five stars. I had this over 2 months now and it can OC easily. Before going to more details on this product, I want to mention couple discrepancies on the webpage. On the main screen, it mentions hyper-threating technology. Just be aware, all Intel Core i5 doesn't have HT. So only look at the specs section for the specific details on this product. Another thing people are confused on the 3.80Ghz and 4.20Ghz. The bare minimum is 3.80 however the manufacture has set turbo boost to 4.20 without any required tweaking. However, you can still OC because this processor is unlocked. The best OC I did while playing an ultra maxed out game without any interruption is 4.7 OC at 62C-68C temperature without any throttling.
Pro: Less expensive than the Intel Core i7
Can perform extremely well on games (Depending on your GPU)
Have fun Over Clocking (OC) and benchmark chasing
Cons: No Hyper-threating
Need to purchase a CPU Cooler (By the way, don't use a regular heat-sink fan. That's the reason it doesn't come with one. Everyone who complains about not coming with a heat-sink fan should know heat destroys your performance which causes throttling. That's why you need to invest on a liquid cpu to handle all the heat stress. It's like buying a Ferrari vehicle but have a Geo Metro radiator installed. The CPU is unlocked therefore it will create heat. It's physics so stop complaining about it.)
MSI Z270 M3
Intel Core i5-7600K
Corsair H100i V2
San Disk SSD Plus 240GB
MSI RX 480 Gaming X 8GB
MSI RX 480 Gaming X 8GB (Crossfire)
Corsair 4x8GB DDR4 3000
Windows 10 64bit
| Processor | 3.8 GHz core_i5 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 3800 MHz |
