I needed a relatively powerful multi-core processor to realize a host server to host virtual machines. I hesitated between this model AMD 6-core Intel CPU and i5 or i7. It is ultimately the ratio between the power and the price that made me choose this model it. If well performance, power consumption is relatively large, with its TDP of 95W he will need a good cooling solution. The included fan is quiet when the processor is little used but when it is necessary to decrease the temperature of the machine's noise becomes very troublesome.