Question Help identifying this cpu

[stsguy]

I found this in some stuff I purchased.The searches that i've done gives me mixed information for I7 to i9 it's obviously not made for human consumption l o.L never made for public sale as it's a beta part. Any information that you can help me out with would be great like. Is it usable? Is it worth messing with and what the heck it really is?
I was in the computer business back when 8088 was the talking dog. I got out in the mid-eighties, but I still have always built my own pC's, but I am far behind most all of you folks.

 

[SteinFG]

It's a (socket LGA1155) i7 3770K, specifically "employee beta" CPU. No clue if any retail BIOS is compatible with this chip, but you'd need a Z77/B75 motherboard to check it. You can find info by searching "QC45 cpu"

 

[[robin]]

Those are pre-release chips used for validation and testing. You can usually tell by the “Intel Confidential” marking. It might boot on some boards if the BIOS supports that stepping, but it’s not guaranteed.