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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).

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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).

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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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Quote from ghostfreckle :
Gonna also need a new motherboard, from what I've read, so that needs to be factored… and DDR5 ram, unless your new mobo supports old DDR4 ram…

Probably looking at double this price just to start, provided you already have all the other components.
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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Quote from ghostfreckle :
Gonna also need a new motherboard, from what I've read, so that needs to be factored… and DDR5 ram, unless your new mobo supports old DDR4 ram…

Probably looking at double this price just to start, provided you already have all the other components.
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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This has been $350 at Micro Center [microcenter.com] since launch. I believe that's in-store only though.
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Quote from midiman :
This has been $350 at Micro Center [microcenter.com] since launch. I believe that's in-store only though.
It was even $300 at one point. Although not everyone has a local microcenter and best buy price match is 50-50.
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Quote from SuplexCity :
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
I picked up a 12700k at launch and a DDR4 Z690, price wasn't too bad and performance has been great. One very big exception… you need Win11 with Thread Director to make the most of of your efficiency cores. Since I don't want to deal with games and TPM on Win 11, I'm staying with Win10 until at least Win11 SP1.

Without thread Director you'll get some glitches in games when some threads hit the efficiency cores. It's pretty annoying.

Workaround? Disable E-cores.
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Quote from reron :
I picked up a 12700k at launch and a DDR4 Z690, price wasn't too bad and performance has been great. One very big exception… you need Win11 with Thread Director to make the most of of your efficiency cores. Since I don't want to deal with games and TPM on Win 11, I'm staying with Win10 until at least Win11 SP1.

Without thread Director you'll get some glitches in games when some threads hit the efficiency cores. It's pretty annoying.

Workaround? Disable E-cores.

I think I'll just wait until DDR5 matures... everything should be cheaper and work better by then
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Got one at $329 from microcenter when I travel to LA this new year. Works great and exceeds my actual needs

paid $229 for MSI z690 ddr4 wifi mobo and PayPal promo gave me $25 off. I like it pretty much and do not get why people complain it is much more expensive
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Quote from reron :
I picked up a 12700k at launch and a DDR4 Z690, price wasn't too bad and performance has been great. One very big exception… you need Win11 with Thread Director to make the most of of your efficiency cores. Since I don't want to deal with games and TPM on Win 11, I'm staying with Win10 until at least Win11 SP1.

Without thread Director you'll get some glitches in games when some threads hit the efficiency cores. It's pretty annoying.

Workaround? Disable E-cores.
Any down side for disabling e cores?
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Quote from reron :
I picked up a 12700k at launch and a DDR4 Z690, price wasn't too bad and performance has been great. One very big exception… you need Win11 with Thread Director to make the most of of your efficiency cores. Since I don't want to deal with games and TPM on Win 11, I'm staying with Win10 until at least Win11 SP1.

Without thread Director you'll get some glitches in games when some threads hit the efficiency cores. It's pretty annoying.

Workaround? Disable E-cores.
TBH I really did not want to use Windows 11 due to the UI nightmare it is. But after using it for the last 1 month, I did not have any issues. I was able to tackle most UI issues through the settings and workarounds. Performance has been the same as Windows 10 or even better sometimes. I understand wanting to wait for the 22H2 update but I feel even at this point Windows 11 is ready to go.
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Any down side for disabling e cores?
For gaming, none. It even makes some games run better. For other multi-threaded tasks and overall system efficiency, you will be dropping performance.
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Quote from reron :
I picked up a 12700k at launch and a DDR4 Z690, price wasn't too bad and performance has been great. One very big exception… you need Win11 with Thread Director to make the most of of your efficiency cores. Since I don't want to deal with games and TPM on Win 11, I'm staying with Win10 until at least Win11 SP1.

Without thread Director you'll get some glitches in games when some threads hit the efficiency cores. It's pretty annoying.

Workaround? Disable E-cores.
What issues with games are there on Windows 11? Or, is this an issue with the efficiency cores and Win 11? I've been using 11 for months (AMD processor) and have had no issues with any program or game.
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It was even $300 at one point. Although not everyone has a local microcenter and best buy price match is 50-50.
I got it at 300 at MicroCenter, and before I went there I called Best Buy and they do not price match MicroCenter according to them. Smh
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