I got this as part of a upgrade combo, I'm very impressed with the speed increase over the old i7.

Intel's six-core "Coffee Lake" Core i5 trades blows with much pricier previous-generation Core i7 chips. But it's most impressive as an affordable high-end CPU for gamers when paired with a dedicated graphics card.

Often bests previous-generation Core i7-7700K flagship CPU on multi-core tests; Best-in-class gaming performance; when paired with a dedicated graphics card

Not unlocked for overclocking (though i5 K-version does exist; Requires a new motherboard; despite Z370 chipset offering no substantive new features

So much has happened this year in the desktop-PC CPU market, it's getting difficult to paint even the broad strokes without a billboard-size canvas. The thumbnail version? More cores and more threads for your CPU dollar, the more into 2017 you get. That extends to the Intel Core i5-8400 ($178.99). AMD kicked off the trend with its eight-core Ryzen 7 chips in March, topping out on that platform with the Ryzen 7 1800X ($295.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) . And the new-CPU conveyor belt really hasn't stopped running since then, with AMD following on with six-core Ryzen 5 chips like the Ryzen 5 1600X, and quad-core, four-thread Ryzen 3 options like the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X. Intel parried with enthusiast-class offerings in a new family called the Core X-Series, topped by the 18-core Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edtion ($1,200.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) . That extravagant mega-chip made AMD's competing counterpart, the 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ($548.70 at Amazon)(Opens ...

Intel's six-core "Coffee Lake" Core i5 trades blows away much pricier previous-generation Core i7 chips. But it's most impressive when paired with a dedicated graphics card.

Often bests previous-generation Core i7-7700K flagship CPU on multi-core tests; Best-in-class gaming performance, when paired with a dedicated graphics card

Not unlocked for overclocking; Requires a new motherboard, despite Z370 chipset offering no substantive new features

The Core i5-8400 is Intel's most affordable option to go beyond a quad-core setup on the desktop. With a price point of $190, it is only half the price of Core i7-8700K, but delivers nearly the same performance in games and can also compete with the Ryzen 6c12t processors thanks to its good...

Today we're checking out the most affordable six-core processor ever released, and this time it's not from AMD.

Intel's best value chip; Great for gamers across the board, decent at productivity, thermals in line with a 7700K

Intel's B360 motherboards won't be available until 2018 and the cost of Z370 boards strains the value of this offer

I really like the performance this cpu. Powerful and fastest for gaming and develop work.

I am satisfied overall with i5s over i7s, as I did my wife's previous build with a 6th gen i5. The specs sheet says Hyperthreading is supported, as well as my new motherboard (MSI B360M Mortar), however the BIOS says it's not available I may come back and amend my rating if I figure it later.

Really good cpu for gaming big upgrade over my i3 6100. Paired with my 1060 6gb it's a beast runs 1080p at ultra settings 60fps. However, the stock cooler you get is a look annoying and loud. It buzzes and has done my head in so much over the past few days that I've ordered a new cooler.

It's great. Get it

works perfect no complaints; It is worth way more than priced at based on predecessors, so I am super happy..; buy it

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Got this for $179.99 with a SSD, evga 1060 and 16gb ram and it runs like a complete dream. All games have been played flawlessly and system is very responsive im very happy with my purchase. I bought this in one of their stores in Chicago. I do not overclock so this was the obvious choice for me.