Intel Pentium G4560 - Pentium Kaby Lake Dual-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 54W Intel HD Graphics 610 Desktop Processor - BX80677G4560

Pros: -Excellent Dual Core -Great performance for its price -Hyperthreading!

Cons: -Well its a dual core is the really only draw back, but you probably know that buying it right? -Its on the lower end so its cache its lower :/

Overall Review: I purchased 3 of these for some budget systems with the idea of both using the dual core and its integrated chip for casual gaming. Keep in mind these are for 3 systems for my own children so they don't need 60+fps at 4k, they are gonna have to earn that later in life. Can play HotS (medium settings for looks and fps~40 // Low gets you 60fps), Plays 2D games no problem (terraria, fallout, starbound, PvZ, Diablo 2), games like LoL, Overwatch, TF2, Diablo 3, Hearthstone, all play ~40fps on medium settings like HotS. What makes it a great CPU along with the 4560 or 4620 is if you pair these with anything upwards of a Geforce 450 the performance goes way up on any and all games. Example 450 GTS lets these CPU's (4560-4600-4620 I have all 3) play the above mentioned games on pretty much high settings. (all at 720p or 1080p with above 40fps in either case). If you were to pair these with a 1050 and given its cheap price , games like Fallout 4, Battlefield 1, and DOOM all become playable at an extreme budget level cost. System wise, Windows 10 plays very nice with the CPU. Super fast and snappy, web browsing is of course fast, the MAJOR downside you will see with these CPU's is due to it being dual core it will not have the multitasking like a 4/6/8 core CPU can get you. To be honest though, I have seen one of my children in particular have HotS, PvZ, and terraria all going at once and just tabbing between them when he wanted to play them, no issues what so ever all things considering. For the curious: ASRock B250M-HDV LGA 115 G4600 Kaby Lake Dual-Core EVGA 100-N1-0400-RX 400W G.SKILL NT Series 8GB DDR4

Pros: It can do everything I need on freenas such as PLEX(no transcoding) transmission Owncloud zfs ecc 35℃ most of time with stork cooler. I'm running raidz2(6*3tb) and 24g ecc ram without any problem.

Cons: none

Overall Review: If you want a file server which need ecc support, this is what you need for a budget build.

Pros: great speed, can run all my games on 1080p with high-ultra settings with 80-120 fps (Paired with gtx1050 2gb)

Cons: None

Overall Review: best budget cpu right now no doubt

Pros: Hyper threading helps a ton for gaming Fast all around and a very good alternative to the i3 6100

Cons: None really

Overall Review: This cpu is perfect for budget builders, and performs flawlessly in my use so far with a 1050ti. Would highly recommend for fellow budget builders out there

Pros: -Hyperthreading in a Pentium -low power draw

Cons: - it doesn't have more cores or threads?

Overall Review: The best bang for your buck cpu in 2017. paired with a GTX 1050 ti its made reliable 60 fps 1080p gaming possible for builds well under $500. Built a mITX console replacement steam machine, with a cheap low profile cooler, things stay plenty cool and quiet. Sell a lot of these setups to customers.

Pros: -It pairs great with a GTX 1050 Ti. -GTA V has no problems running. -Games like Little Nightmares when paired with a gtx 1050 ti run at a locked 144 fps no problem. -Sims 4 runs like a beauty too.

Cons: -Nothing wrong with the CPU, But why INTEL why would you do us wrong like this by disabling base clock overclocks!!! Don't make me tell your father AMD about this!

Overall Review: I don't know what else to say.

Pros: Boots to windows pretty quick. Runs very cool. I've never seen it surpass 40°C Runs CS:GO with lowest settings and will achieve 40-75 fps on integrated graphics. Runs Payday 1 and Fallout 3 very well. This is the best cpu I've owned so far. Only $65 and its better than my amd A6-3670K @3.4ghz. I recommend it for entry level gaming or htpc use. I'm gonna pair it with a GTX 1050 and see what it will do.

Cons: I wish I could share more memory with the integrated gpu. Heatsink is extremely flimsy but it works great. Wish it were hyper threaded.

Overall Review: You can build a great starter PC for CHEAP with this cpu and upgrade to a Kaby Lake i5 later on when you have the money.

Pros: -Runs just above room temperature at idle with stock cooling -Great for HTPC or getting "serious work done" (yeah right :P) -Price -Integrated graphics can drive 3 displays

Cons: I can't really dock for anything at this price point. If I wanted more computing power/overclockablity, I would have spent more.

Overall Review: Probably the fastest, cheapest processor I've bought in my life. 14nm is here.