This cooktop replaced an older 4 burner gas cooktop that we had.  The old cooktop basically had one setting, the high wasn't much stronger or hotter than the lowest setting. Boiling water and cooking anything took forever. Now we have 5 burners and the high allows water to boil so quickly and we have low settings that we can use without burning food! I love the griddle that you can put on top, it works very well for pancakes and quesadillas.  It also has wifi capability but I have yet to set that part up. Not sure how I would use it for a cooktop.  It is a beautiful black stainless steel, which now matches our fridge, dishwasher and oven! The controls light up blue when they are in use, which looks really good also!