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expiredLovelyCheetah | Staff posted Jan 19, 2022 10:48 PM

Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core / 20-Thread LGA 1700 Desktop Processor

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Newegg has Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core / 20-Thread LGA 1700 Desktop Processor (BX8071512700K) on sale for $364.99 when you apply promo code ACFBNA942 in your cart. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Slickdeals Staff Member LovelyCheetah for posting this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Visit the page for Intel Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor
  2. Add to your cart
  3. Apply promo code ACFBNA942
  4. Your total will be $364.99 with free shipping.
About this Product:
  • Total Cores: 12
  • Total Threads: 20
  • Performance Cores: 8
    • Max Turbo Frequency: 4.9 GHz
    • Base Frequency: 3.6 GHz
  • Efficient Cores: 4
    • Max Turbo Frequency: 3.8 GHz
    • Base Frequency: 2.7 GHz
  • Cache: 25 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • Total L2 Cache: 12 MB
  • Base Power: 125W
  • Max Turbo Power: 190W
  • Memory Support:
    • Max: 128 GB
    • Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
    • Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
  • Intel UHD Graphics 770
    • Base Frequency: 300 MHz
    • Max Dynamic Frequency: 1.5 GHz

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $18 lower (4.7% savings) than the next best available prices for like-products with prices starting from $382.99. -SaltyOne
    • Highly Rated with 97% 5 out of 5 Egg Reviews on Newegg.
  • For a Review and Benchmarks of this Processor refer to this Gamers Nexus video on the 12700K (video also includes the 12700KF).

Original Post

Written by LovelyCheetah | Staff
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Community Notes
About the Poster
Newegg has Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core / 20-Thread LGA 1700 Desktop Processor (BX8071512700K) on sale for $364.99 when you apply promo code ACFBNA942 in your cart. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Slickdeals Staff Member LovelyCheetah for posting this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Visit the page for Intel Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor
  2. Add to your cart
  3. Apply promo code ACFBNA942
  4. Your total will be $364.99 with free shipping.
About this Product:
  • Total Cores: 12
  • Total Threads: 20
  • Performance Cores: 8
    • Max Turbo Frequency: 4.9 GHz
    • Base Frequency: 3.6 GHz
  • Efficient Cores: 4
    • Max Turbo Frequency: 3.8 GHz
    • Base Frequency: 2.7 GHz
  • Cache: 25 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • Total L2 Cache: 12 MB
  • Base Power: 125W
  • Max Turbo Power: 190W
  • Memory Support:
    • Max: 128 GB
    • Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
    • Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
  • Intel UHD Graphics 770
    • Base Frequency: 300 MHz
    • Max Dynamic Frequency: 1.5 GHz

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $18 lower (4.7% savings) than the next best available prices for like-products with prices starting from $382.99. -SaltyOne
    • Highly Rated with 97% 5 out of 5 Egg Reviews on Newegg.
  • For a Review and Benchmarks of this Processor refer to this Gamers Nexus video on the 12700K (video also includes the 12700KF).

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Jaggsta
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Zen4 will be same way later this year changing to LGA and DDR5 memory motherboards will be $200+ just like Z690
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Most reviewers recommend DDR4 at this point since the gains are minor over the price you pay. I got the Gigabyte Z690 UD AX DDR4 motherboard and this RAM:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/293690232578

Should be good for a while
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My experience could not be further from this. It's completely lacking core features of W10, like basic taskbar functionality that is an absolute nightmare to use -- can't unstack windows, forced to use thumbnails instead of window names, completely wasting 80% of the real estate of the task bar which you can't customize or change at all now. No second tool tray or clock on secondary monitors. Games that ran perfectly fine right up to the upgrade constantly hang, crash, black screen, etc. It wrecks VR stability and performance, and I constantly have to restart Steam VR and my computer to get games to even launch. My task bar icons on my secondary monitor scramble themselves into a spaced out mess randomly half a dozen times per day, where they get overlapped on top of each other and scattered into the empty space in the task bar, but the actual clickable area for the window sits in the original now-invisible spaces, and the only way to fix it is to restart the explorer process each time. I have yet to find one single good thing to say about this half baked pile of spaghetti code, and it won't be touched by a single business until they can achieve the basic stability and functionality of W10. It's insane that they removed so much basic content that is imperative to productivity.
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Jan 20, 2022 5:14 PM
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dovlekJan 20, 2022 5:14 PM
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Quote from Routefinder :
What?
LMAO
Are you talking about that seriously?
20yrs old low-end CPUs can even play BR.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/6...grade.html
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DavesillyJan 20, 2022 5:25 PM
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Quote from dud :
I am designing my latest build and almost jumped at this chip ... that is until I considered the facts. My current design concept is to use a Ryzen 5600X with an AM4 MB. This design will provide me with a system that is almost 4 times faster/more powerful than my current rig. The 12700 is very attractive at this price BUT I have to consider issues such as price ($80 more) and MB ($100 or more). The biggest issue for me is the power draw. The 12700K is about 50% faster/more powerful than the 5600X, but that comes with a price. The 12700K draws 190W or 3x that of the 5600X! I am not concerned about my power bill ... I am concerned about heat. For me, the extra 50% performance boost is far outweighed by the extra costs AND inefficiency of the chip (190W vice 65W).

No deal here for me ... poo ...
I have the same concern but I'm chilling with an 8700 (no K). Until they can make one that doesn't heat up a room like an oven or show me why I need to upgrade, I'll stand pat.
Jan 20, 2022 5:26 PM
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lurking4dealsJan 20, 2022 5:26 PM
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how much of an increase in single-core performance over a 5600x? Wanted to see if it's worth the upgrade if that's all I care about. I don't play games but uses solidworks. I read that it was about 20% to 25% not sure if that justifies the $ for this and a mobo.
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CamaroZ28cJan 20, 2022 5:28 PM
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Quote from outefinder :
Nobody cares about Electric Rates except poor people. 12700K is cheap CPU. It's not expensive at all. 5600X can't be compared with 12700K. They are different lvl. 5600X can be compared with 12400 or 12500.
12700K is far batter than dirty cheap old 5600X. Dirty cheap 12400 and 12500 are better than 5600X too.
lmfao Is some AMD employee "dating" your mom and slapping you around when you leave your room?
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RoutefinderJan 20, 2022 5:46 PM
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Quote from lurking4deals :
how much of an increase in single-core performance over a 5600x? Wanted to see if it's worth the upgrade if that's all I care about. I don't play games but uses solidworks. I read that it was about 20% to 25% not sure if that justifies the $ for this and a mobo.
There are a lot of benchmarks on internet including Youtube and Twitch.
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NervousGuide366Jan 20, 2022 6:01 PM
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Quote from lurking4deals :
how much of an increase in single-core performance over a 5600x? Wanted to see if it's worth the upgrade if that's all I care about. I don't play games but uses solidworks. I read that it was about 20% to 25% not sure if that justifies the $ for this and a mobo.
I don't use that program but I think these are the results for it.

https://www.igorslab.de/en/intel-...r-amd-2/4/

Only you can decide if it's worth the money but it looks like it blows the 5600x out of the water for that application.

You should still be able to sell the 5600x for $250.
Last edited by NervousGuide366 January 20, 2022 at 10:04 AM.
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ArdridJan 20, 2022 6:35 PM
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Sigh, too bad I can't find a damn video card to purchase at a reasonable price. I've been itching to build my next rig for almost a year now.
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wlandyJan 20, 2022 6:38 PM
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TDW 125W for 8 performance cores + 4 efficient cores? Max 195W?
Does Intel know what they are producing?
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cjbell82Jan 20, 2022 6:40 PM
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Quote from wlandy :
TDW 125W for 8 performance cores + 4 efficient cores? Max 195W?
Does Intel know what they are producing?
A space heater when run with Prime95.
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J.treehornJan 20, 2022 6:47 PM
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Currently using a 5600x (top dog a few moths ago but aparently a dirty old man now lol) and RTX 3080 for 4k ultra settings gaming, Will upgrading to the 12700k increase FPS much since GPU appears to be the current bottleneck?
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TarzanmanJan 20, 2022 6:59 PM
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For people hasn't used Win 11, you can't even display the seconds in the system clock.

It's 2022 and they can't get clock right.
Interns and co-ops have to start somewhere. A clock app seems like a good place.
Also, we have spell check and grammar check and ur still fail english
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NervousGuide366Jan 20, 2022 7:04 PM
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Quote from J.treehorn :
Currently using a 5600x (top dog a few moths ago but aparently a dirty old man now lol) and RTX 3080 for 4k ultra settings gaming, Will upgrading to the 12700k increase FPS much since GPU appears to be the current bottleneck?
Not at 4K unless you have a bunch of background app/streaming at the same time. Less than 1% differences.

https://www.techpowerup.com/revie...en/18.html

You'll see around 10% increase at 1080p , and 5-7% at 1440p.

However, one thing these benchmarks don't show are the minimum fps which contribute to overall smoothness of gameplay.

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