Upgraded from an old Core i5-6500 and the performance increase is unreal. This thing shreds through Premiere Pro, I'm able to play back native 4K with effects in the timeline without lag. Most games (Battlefield, Deus Ex, Forza) don't even come near to maxing out the CPU at maximum settings. The one thing I will say is that it does run hot - currently using a Noctua D15s which is a massive improvement over the (not too shabby) stock cooler. I've also noticed than when fully maxing out the CPU, I'm never able to hit the max boost speed even though my temps are around ~60C. Regardless, the processor is unlocked for overclocking which I will...view more Upgraded from an old Core i5-6500 and the performance increase is unreal. This thing shreds through Premiere Pro, I'm able to play back native 4K with effects in the timeline without lag. Most games (Battlefield, Deus Ex, Forza) don't even come near to maxing out the CPU at maximum settings. The one thing I will say is that it does run hot - currently using a Noctua D15s which is a massive improvement over the (not too shabby) stock cooler. I've also noticed than when fully maxing out the CPU, I'm never able to hit the max boost speed even though my temps are around ~60C. Regardless, the processor is unlocked for overclocking which I will probably do at some point. Great buy, definitely would recommend.

Upgraded to this from my 2700x along with a new mother board, cooler, and ram, and all I can say is the possibilities with this thing are endless. Paired with a 2080s it’s by far the best piece of kit I’ve Owned, perfect for video editing, and gaming at 1440p at high fps. Definitely recommended. Upgraded to this from my 2700x along with a new mother board, cooler, and ram, and all I can say is the possibilities with this thing are endless. Paired with a 2080s it’s by far the best piece of kit I’ve Owned, perfect for video editing, and gaming at 1440p at high fps. Definitely recommended.

This CPU is great! Note, not as good value as 3700X but you do get a better bin (better overclocking potential).
On this note, the stock cooler is not enough - while it works with it, it is extremely loud and does not allow you to take true advantage of this model over 3700x, but if you are buying this, you don't expect to use it anyway.
Overall very happy with the purchase, in terms of gaming performance: It does push frames at about 15% faster than my RTX2080 super. (Without streaming.) Well balanced choice if you compliment with RTX2080 Ti or stream VR. Fantastic for multithreaded CPU heavy work as well. This CPU is great! Note, not as good value as 3700X but you do get a better bin (better overclocking potential).
On this note, the stock cooler is not enough - while it works with it, it is extremely loud and does not allow you to take true advantage of this model over 3700x, but if you are buying this, you don't expect to use it anyway.
Overall very happy with the purchase, in terms of gaming performance: It does push frames at about 15% faster than my RTX2080 super. (Without streaming.) Well balanced choice if you compliment with RTX2080 Ti or stream VR. Fantastic for multithreaded CPU heavy work as well.

Great CPU and the cooler attached is great (used to buying Intel and all the coolers I have gotten with their CPU's have been lack luster). As stated above this is a great CPU for it's price tag, Would recommend for any body with a reasonable budget looking for a great gaming PC Great CPU and the cooler attached is great (used to buying Intel and all the coolers I have gotten with their CPU's have been lack luster). As stated above this is a great CPU for it's price tag, Would recommend for any body with a reasonable budget looking for a great gaming PC

Could not be more pleased, might be overkill for some, but I love the performance I get. Could not be more pleased, might be overkill for some, but I love the performance I get.

the same design workload I put my old pc under, this can handle like nothing highly recommend this A++ the same design workload I put my old pc under, this can handle like nothing highly recommend this A++

very good attention. the product is in perfect condition. and fast shipping very good attention. the product is in perfect condition. and fast shipping

Went with this for my first build. Stunning performance, glad i didn't get the 3900x like i planned, this is more than enough. Went with this for my first build. Stunning performance, glad i didn't get the 3900x like i planned, this is more than enough.

Great cpu for the price Great cpu for the price

By: RatamamagH 18/10/20

Verified Owner

Very happy with the purchase and have had no issues with this CPU. Purchased this CPU for partly gaming, but also hosting multiple virtual machines for studying with Linux while running Windows 10. Very happy with the purchase and have had no issues with this CPU. Purchased this CPU for partly gaming, but also hosting multiple virtual machines for studying with Linux while running Windows 10.

I was looking for a performer and a chip that would meet my (moderate) needs for a few years - it seems great. I was looking for a performer and a chip that would meet my (moderate) needs for a few years - it seems great.

This is my first AMD processor, and it delivered quite an improvement in Visual Studio 2019 compile times, compared to my old 3.6GHz i7-7700. For those switching from Intel, be prepared to read a lot of forum posts, do updates and play around with BIOS settings to get the most out of the AMD processor. This is my first AMD processor, and it delivered quite an improvement in Visual Studio 2019 compile times, compared to my old 3.6GHz i7-7700. For those switching from Intel, be prepared to read a lot of forum posts, do updates and play around with BIOS settings to get the most out of the AMD processor.