Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

I own a Gigabyte Z490M Gaming X motherboard. It has two M.2 slots, but one that doesnt work (labeled limited functionality). It turns out that Gigabyte built ahead to provide added functionality once the 11th Gen processors were released. So, when the new processors came out, I replaced my 10th Gen i5 10500 processor with this one. Initially, I noticed six things:

I went from a 4790K to this and love it. Does everything I want and more. I had the 4790K overclocked

Very fast processor, even w a $100 cheap Asus motherboard. Dont spend your $ on an I7 or I9. This will do 99% of what you will need. DO get a decent $40-50 heatsink and fan for it.

Keep blue screen BSOD when in higher loading.

Works well for my gaming pc

over all im happy, its over clocked nice. its very optimized. if you can go with alder lake go that route but if its this or something else, get what ever you can afford

I upgraded from an old i7 3770K which was overclocked to 4.2 ghz and while that chip served me well throughout the years, it was time for the upgrade.

Using this in the ASUS TUF Gaming Z590-Plus WiFi motherboard. To my surprise, it also came with its latest BIOS update, so no need to flash it so far.

Chances are, if you’re here, then you know what you’re looking for.

For a low-end intel chip, it works fine.