Intel Core i5-11600K review

The Intel Core i5-11600K is an incredibly powerful processor for the money, but it comes with a downside. The high power consumption and temperatures make it to where you have to grab a beefier CPU cooler and power supply.

Great gaming performance; Affordable; Big generational jump; PCIe 4.0;

Gets really hot; Consumes a lot of power

Intel Core i5-11600K Review

The Intel Core i5-11600K is a fantastic processor for gaming, with top-notch performance and support for PCIe 4.0, which maximises the speed of supported next-gen SSDs. This Intel chip is very much a one-trick pony though, with its poor multi-threaded performance making it an inferior alternative to Ryzen processors for creative applications.

Excellent gaming performance ; Support for PCIe 4.0 ; Good value for money; Runs at comparatively low temperatures;

Poor multi-threaded performance ; Marginal performance gains from 10th generation ;

powerhouse CPU. Gaming beast paired with good GPU

Excellent CPU for general computing, gaming and high demand tasks like music production or video editing. Overclocking potential is amazing.

Good bang for buck

Good bang for buck

Love it

I bought this CPU as part of my new build, as it has an integrated graphics card. It has allowed me to take time to think over current GPU prices. I have been able to run windows and even play league of legends at 60fps high settings without an actual GPU in my system ! Might not be a long run solution yet still pretty amazing. Online reviews shows gaming performance with this I5 is almost identical to its same generation I7, which is a bang for bucks if that is your intent, and even if not, it runs Triple A games so it can pretty much do anything.. I7 only beats it for the number of cores which could be used for running a few more Virtual...view more