IntelCore™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz

Very pleased so far. Up and running as fast as I wanted. Not used for intensive work yet but it did run many demanding games demos (with a Geforce RTX card) very nicety

very good and fast,

The Intel 13th and 14th generation i7 and i9 unlocked CPUs have had a difficult time recently due to overvoltage under idle or light load. Hopefully this has been resolved by the microcode updates. Both CPUs have a reputation for being difficult to cool, and requiring AIO water cooling. Get the cooling right and these are still good CPUs for gaming and productivity. The i7-14700K is a good cost / performance mix and works well with Z790 motherboards. Z890 motherboards have a different socket, and no longer use DDR4 and PCIe Gen 4 NVMe. Although I'm not a gamer, my everyday self-build computers are always gaming motherboards with overclocked unlocked Intel CPUs, as they are reliable. I might have been pushing my luck with this build. ROG STRIX Z790-H Gaming Wi-Fi motherboard, i7-14700K CPU with Noctua NH-D15 air cooler and, Team Group DDR5 7200MHz memory. The Noctua heat pipes clash with the VRM heatsink, so the Noctua big cooler has to be swung through 90 degrees: see the first photo. I use the integrated graphics, so the placement of a graphics card wasn't an issue. The second photo shows the UEFI BIOS screen. CPU at 5900MHz, DDR5 memory at 7200MHz, CPU at 39 degrees C, motherboard at 28 degrees C, XMP1 profile enabled. At idle, it consumes around 45 watts; the PSU is an EVGA 650 P2 Platinum rated.Update 20 March 2025It has run perfectly since my earlier review, so it appears that the BIOS update has worked. I forgot to mention that the CPU was mounted with a Thermaltake anti-bending frame, so that may be keeping the temperature lower too. More than happy with the STRIX motherboard and Intel CPU.

Exceptionally great CPU. Easy to install and easy to utilise. Very happy with it.

I recommend going AMD currently, but if you are stubborn like me here’s a few things to bear in mind.Research 14th gen Intel stability issues. As of today an ASUS board with the very latest bios should be okay, but it’s been a big problem for many.Coming from an i7 6700 which lasted years, this generation has been a shock. Heat is ridiculous, you need a water cooling unit, thankfully they’re probably easier to install than the equivalent giant brick you’d need for air cooling, which will limit performance.Don’t expect miracles this generation, but it’s one of the fastest processors you can buy, and don’t consider an i9 unless you’ve got some insane cooling.

Great upgrade from i5

brought this chip for my new build although it can have the intel self destruct problem heat issues a bios update and intel chipset update fixes these issues and no problems with it at all under heavy gaming

After finally installing the CPU. I ran into issues with crashing and errors. I contacted amazon support. They offered me to return it under warranty. I returned the product and now can't get a refund as the parcel has "arrived empty". Awful service from Amazon, therefore deserving an 1 star on this product.