Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked  LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

My setup right now is i5 12600k (from 6600k) and GTX 1070. I was on the fence of what to upgrade first my CPU or graphics card. I mainly use my PC for gaming so the convention is to focus on the graphics card but due to whats been going on I went for this instead and I beyond dont regret my decision I feel like a god. I did not realize how good my graphics card was and how much my old CPU was holding it back until now. Dont get me wrong 6600k is solid but I was losing my love for gaming over time and I thought it was just life but no.. it was because games did not run smoothly causing something of an unaware depression. Something like Tales of Arise can run on the highest graphic settings in 4k with this setup, just feels beautiful. Also have not reached even beyond 50% cpu usage yet. The highest was Vanguard but Call of Duty likes to abuse the cpu for some reason (like 32% on avg, compared to 100% and being unplayable on the lowest setting 1080p previously).

Love Intel. It is hard to explain. You have to feel it to understand.

I purchased this processor and was happy with it until I stumbled upon a youtube video that proclaimed that most memory doesnt run at its max speed. My DDR5 memory did just that - it ran at 4000 instead of its 5200 (and it is certified to run on this processor). In my motherboards BIOS, I adjusted the memory to run at 5200 with XMP-1 (an ASUS setting). It crashed a lot, so I tried their XMP-2 setting and everything froze up. Next thing I knew, nothing worked! I bought new memory, a new motherboard and eventually a new processor. When I found out this processor was the part that went bad (and it has a 3 year warranty), I submitted a ticket to Intel and they concluded that I overclocked the processor by pushing the memory to 5200 and they sent me to their webpage that specified this processor has a 4800 limit. Since then, I looked at every page before the one they sent me and none of them said anything about the 4800 memory speed limit.

The money spent and what it can do, Im surprise that its at this low cost for what it can do. Have no problem what so ever! You cant go wrong with this CPU!

Middle end perfect CPU, thats all)))

Gives AMD chips a run for their money. This is a great processor for gaming and can safely be overclocked to 5.2 GHz (two-core).

Bought the i5 because it was on sale and unfortunately I could not get the system to boot. I made sure to update the bios on my motherboard and did the usual trouble shooting with various components. It was difficult to try to talk with tech support from Gigabyte but after troubleshooting and going back and forth for about a week and a half we had zero success. Ordered an i7 from Amazon and everything works very well I’m happy to say. 12th Gen intel CPU’s are a great bargin!

faster and cooler than my previous 9900k, only need to use air cooler can maintain a good temp.

Best cpu for value and gaming

I am grading the main heading at the top of the page that does not let the consumer know a cooler is not included. Would have been nice to know this before purchasing, and now I wait for a cooler. The information is included under Q and A.