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