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

I’m so glad I decided to step up from the 12600T I was planning on using to the 12600K, which is the cheapest Intel CPU that has the efficiency cores. I was nervous at first, because my plan was to build a low-ish power, 100% passively-cooled, internal GPU, no moving parts PC for use in my bedroom, where my previous computers were annoyingly loud. I used a Noctua NH-P1 passive cooler and a Seasonic PX-500 fanless PSU, and my system is not only 100% silent, it turns in impressive benchmark numbers and never gets close to throttling temperatures even after sustained Cinebench runs.

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).

This cpu is great but does run hot. I have a air cooler. I should look into getting an aio

This processor is easily the best bang for your buck on the market! Windows 10 hasnt been updated to handle P core vs E core yet, but its coming. Thats the only thing to complain about. But ch CK out gamers Nexus reviews. I have personally benchmarked mine with windows 10 and its mixed at the moment for multi core, but single core w/ and w/o overclock OMG this thing is a best. OC multicore scores are nearly on par with top of the line AMD and I dont even have them locked! Plus Im only mildly OCd to 4.7ghz. Buy it and gloat.

Very quick,y handles anything I do. I also installed M2 ssd hard drives so the boot up takes only a few seconds and you are ready to go. I’m using the built in intel graphics and I’m not a serious gamer so I don’t really know how far I can push graphics. There was no option to put BA by the gaming rating so I was forced to give a rating, for my games it is perfect, I also don’t overclock so I haven’t tried to lock or unlock, again, there was no way to say NA so I put a 5 star. Overall, very happy with this cpu and I couldn’t see any reason to spend extra for the i7.

Too bad the box came open. The box is damaged. Motherboard razors were on

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!

Has worked perfect since day one...

This is a great CPU and I give it 5 stars. Im sorry Amazon, you just dont ever ship a processor in a bag!

This CPU is one of the most best for gaming. It has plenty of cores to handle gaming and to mutitask. I went with the 12600k over AMDs 5600X because the price was cheaper and this CPU is also faster in single threaded workloads. 6 performance cores plus 4 efficiency cores will be plenty for gaming and moderare workloads for years to come. It also runs fairly cool with a Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 cpu cooler.