Excellent for gaming and general use

Really good CPU for the average person. I use it to play games, and it seems to handle them with ease. While most people may compare it to the 8700k, it does offer less performance. However, when you look at the performance per dollar it is much better. Pared with a decent cooler and a good GPU, this is a great chip for gaming. With pretty easy overclocking you can make it run steady at 4.0 GHz without any issues. While you can push it harder, that tends to require unsafe voltage so you will degrade your chip. Overall, it does really well for all tasks. The 8 cores make it great for rendering videos or working with compressing files. The speed also makes it great for gaming too. While people will fangirl over which company is better, this chip is still a great choice at this price point.

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