Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

OMG... this is the first intel CPU i have bought and tried in almost 10 years. For having 6 cores it surprised me how well it performs on FPS games, does better than many 8 Core CPUs . This i5-11400f seems very snappy with Decent frame rates at 1080p and 1440. Maybe a perfect match for an Nvidia 3060 gpu or Radeon 6700 gpu or Maybe an Intel Arc A750 gpu. This CPU is not Top Teir Cutting edge but if you are building an entry level 1080p Gaming pc like i was or maybe a mid tier 1440p gaming setup and limited on funds this Cpu could be a nice Option.

Easy install and works great. Much faster than a previous tenth generation i3.

For the price, this is a great CPU. Be aware that this chip does not have built in graphics, so you'll need one.This worked perfect for my budget build I did with my son for his first gaming PC. You can't overclock it, but it does max out at 4.4 GHz and the 6 cores makes it work faster than I expected. Paired with a decent GPU and this chip is more than enough for a decent system.

the cpu is great for gaming, I use it only for that but the stock coolers is really bad, when first installed got temps about 90-95 celsius while gaming and had to check online for help, it turned out to be a bios setting (dont remember the exact name of the option, but I understand most gaming high end motherboards come with it eneabled) that makes it always go boosted clocks and therefore hot temps, disabled it and got temps down to 70-75 while gaming wich is still hot for my likes but I guess it's acceptable for the stock cooler.soon getting it a liquid cooler, but mostly for aesthetics, a decent air cooler will do the job

Time to 'level up' so after getting another motherboard, I found this CPU in the middle of the Windows 11 certified chart so I got it. Dropped in and turned everything on and it's been running without issues since.

Built a rig with a mix of new/second hand parts I paired it with an Arc 750 just to see how the ARC ran so far I love this pc and seem to use it more than my i7 with a RTX 3070ti. Only using gen 3 m.2 but 20 seconds to boot is nothing to sneeze at. FPS between it and the i7 are about 10% less I cannot really see a difference in gameplay never have a stutter on Horde night on 7dtd. Very happy with this. I was gonna sell this rig but I can.t seem to part ways with it now.

Initially I thought it was gonna be a bad product and its gonna be broken due to the distance it has to go, but it has worked exceptionally well

I have been using my 11400F for a few months now and I couldn't be happier with it, it's not a top of the line processor when compared to others of the same generation or the competition but for $150 Intel came in clutch with a great value for money to all budget gamers.I haven't yet found a game where this processor struggles or bottlenecks my graphics card and for daily usage/keeping things opened in the background it is literally a king. If you are upgrading from an older generation intel it will blow your mind how much faster processors have gotten over the years!All in all, I am happy with my purchase and will have this bad boy last me for a while.