Intel Core i5-10600K Comet Lake 6-Core 4.1 GHz LGA 1200 125W BX8070110600K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630

Pros: First off, I'm upgrading from a I7-4790K (4.7GHz OCed). The 4790K I have is 5 years old. That CPU is a true beast, but I felt like it was time to get a new MB/CPU/RAM due to age. So, that said, I see a huge difference in desktop work and games. I mainly game. I don't understand why everyone says these CPU's run hot. I'm running stable at 5.2 on an AIO and this CPU doesn't even break 40c-70c in some benchmarks or games. It runs way cooler than my 88w 4790K. I am using an Aorus Ultra MB. If you are coming from a way older generation Intel or AMD, this CPU will not disappoint!

Cons: Cons. I didn't want to wait for however long for the KF series, so I paid the extra for the K. That has nothing to due with how this CPU performs. So, not really a con. (I tried to find one)

Overall Review: Overall, this is a fantastic CPU. I've owned both AMD and Intel through out my 42 years. If you are coming from a much older Intel gen CPU, I recommend it fully. If you have 9th gen I7-I9, I wouldn't recommend.

Pros: - Great performance - Readily available - 5 GHz all cores is attainable without pushing voltage/temps too hard

Cons: - No PCIe 4.0 support, though that only matters for I/O intensive storage workloads

Overall Review: As others have said, this is a cheaper and more readily available alternative to the i9-10900K. Performance gains that the 10900K might have are likely to be imperceptible in the real world. Benchmarks show that this CPU can even outperform the 10900K due to how voltage/temperature throttling is handled. Thinking about the future, Rocket Lake S (11th Gen CPUs) will be the only upgrade for LGA 1200 platforms, and those are expected to ship with 8 instead of 10 cores. Higher IPC and PCIe 4.0 might be worth it for some workloads, but this is probably the "end of the line" for top-tier Intel CPUs until they can shrink their desktop die below 14 nm.

Pros: Zippy CPU, unlocked is the only way to go!

Cons: This CPU does indeed run a bit warm under a heavy load. Prepare for your fans to spin up, especially if you are overclocked. Get a big bad cooler for this if you plan to OC.

Overall Review: If you can keep this sufficiently cooled Im sure this proc could be pushed pretty far. You could get it to 5GHZ no problem with sufficient cooling.

Pros: -Straight out of box speed is fast

Cons: -Cost/Availability

Overall Review: I have been running this CPU for about a month now with no issues at all. It is running stock @ 4.7-4.9 and boost up to 5.3 this is also with my ASUS board using standard Intel power limits. I use a Noctua NH-U12A for air cooling and under stress it doesn't go above 74C using HWiNFO64 to monitor each core.

Pros: HAS ONBOARD VIDEO. Its fast as hell

Cons: Virtually none.

Overall Review: Cant buy a graphics card at a reasonable price right now, Thanking past me for purchasing this cpu with onboard graphics. I cant play every game out there and the ones I do dont run super awesome but hey, its better than nothin rn.

Pros: Runs fine at 5.2 GHz all cores, under 80°C at full load with 360mm AIO

Cons: At least with Asus, i do not recommend thermal velocity boost, just sync all cores to 5 or 5.1GHz, maybe you don't need to adjust voltage, maybe you do need to increase it a little bit

Overall Review: Great CPU, i'll be using it for many years

Pros: -Just a small bump in the BIOS and its essentially the same as the 10900k, but for slightly less in cost -Been really great for gaming and broadcasting

Cons: -None

Overall Review: Would definitely recommend to others, especially if these go down in price when newer Intel and AMD cpus start hitting the market

Pros: Hot diggity dog, this is fast. Note: in case it isn't obvious, this cpu doesn't ship with a cooler. You'll have to provide your own, as well as your own thermal paste. Just something to be aware of. I didn't deduct any stars due to this.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I would recommend!