Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)

Such a good bang for your buck. I built a super slim mini ITX build in a Silverstone Raven small form factor case. It is about the size of the old Dell desktops my company used to use. The case is a lot less bulky than typical PC builds, but for a minimal build with this processor it was perfect. According to benchmarks on UserBenchmark this processor performs nearly exactly the same as my laptop processor. My laptop processor is a quad core i7-6700hq. This dual core processor performs just as well as my laptop quad core. I put in a GTX 1050 TI graphics card which also near exactly matches the performance of my laptop's GTX 970m. With this processor I build a desktop that can do everything my laptop can do, but for a third of the cost. Pretty awesome low end processor!One thing I forgot to mention is that it comes with its own stock fan/heatsink. Had I known this I wouldn't have bought the $40 noctua low profile fan. Since you can't overclock this processor you really don't need a better cooler than the stock one. I bought an i7-6700K last year and that didn't come with a fan or heatsink, so I didn't think this one would. If you have an i5 or i7 processor I'd buy an aftermarket cooler. For an i3 like this one just use the stock. You really aren't going to see any performance benefits.

I wanted a low wattage CPU that would work well for gaming. For those that don't know many games even today really only use 1 core at a time. This puppy is extremely low wattage to begin with (lower wattage= less heat generated) and hopefully longer system life. This i3's single core performance is up there with $350+ xeons and i7's. So for the price it's very impressive as long as your games can only use 1 or 2 cores at a time. For a bit of education if you do ctrl+alt+delete and it looks like a game or process is using all cores equally it is usually a lie. It is in reality one core getting hammered at 100% then jumping to the next one in the series. You have to actually research to figure out how many cores your game actually uses at one time. If you aren't a gamer and for some reason are building a desktop for casual internet use like watching youtube videos and browsing the internet an i3 like this is probably the best thing for you to buy. Especially since it will actually save you money over a beefier processor that you will never actually fully utilize anyway.

Excellent Product

bought an i3-7100 because i felt my fx 6300 wasn't stable for my gaming needs. I paired this with my gtx 1060 6gb and i was surprised how its able to keep over 60 fps unlike my fx the frames were everywhere. not the best cpu that will take advantage for the 1060 but i was just looking for something in budget to keep me steady over 60 fps while i save for a top cpu. I was never an Intel fan nor AMD fan but switching to intel was the best move i have done.this is something i want to mention if anyone is debating over intel or ryzen. a big reason i moved over to intel was because they haven't stop taking out processors and i have a good path of upgrading unlike amd with socket am3. now with ryzen out who know if that just for a while and then boom AMD leaves again for some years.

Built my first comp a few weeks ago on a budget, was a little skeptical on getting an i3 over i5 (i7 was definitely not in the budget). But i was impressed by it's out of the box specs and has good reviews so i saved the $100 and put it towards better graphics card and more RAM. I am impressed so far, does everything i've asked out of it just fine. Only complaint is it will get a little bogged down (and i do mean only a little) when you have a ton of screens open and doing a lot of stuff at the same time (Steam, LoL, CSGO, RL, Google, Settings), but that was only after i first turned it on and was trying to update/dl everything and play games all at the same time. But its only a dual core and i knew that going in, and its not typical that i run a ton of stuff at the same time. If you can afford the i5-7600k i would tell you to go for it, but if you are on a budget this is a great CPU.

Excellent works as it should

If you're doing basic web surfing, word processing, emailing, and Turbo Taxing, this CPU is truly excellent. It's inexpensive, low power, low heat, and low fan noise. You would bump to the i5 or i7 if you are regularly doing tasks that benefit from more cores: compiling lots of computer program code, re-encoding [pirated] videos, etc. There are lots of special circumstances where an i5 or i7 is useful; if you're one of those special people you already know it. If not, then this 3.9 GHz i3 is a great CPU. (P.S.: at work I have a 12-core machine and compile a whole lot of computer code; at home, the i3 is my gem.)

For the price this is great, powers my 4k monitor for videos fine and runs the basics smoothly. I had a 7700k but decided to wait for the next generation and hope that it uses the same socket. For everyday tasks, web browsing, office, music, videos it runs smoothly and efficiently. For those tasks I could not see a difference at all between the two. I have not attempted any games with this and I use a different computer for video and photo editing so I cannot comment on that. If you are an average computer user and want to be using the latest generation of Intel products the I3-7100 will certainly do the job at a very low price.