Micro Center Stores: Intel i9-12900K 3.2GHz 16-Core Processor
$500
$649.99
(In-Store Only)
+33Deal Score
34,660 Views
Micro Center has Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2GHz 16-Core LGA 1700 Desktop Processor (BX8071512900K) on sale for $499.99 valid for In-Store Purchases Only. You may also opt to Reserve your in-store purchase from the website.
Thanks to Community Member matthewyip for posting this deal.
Note: Online Availability for reserving for in-store pickup may vary depending on your store's stock.
About this Product:
Intel 12th Gen LGA 1700 Desktop Processor
Total Cores: 16
Total Threads: 24
Performance Cores: 8
Max Turbo Frequency: 5.1 GHz
Base Frequency: 3.9 GHz
Efficient Cores: 8
Max Turbo Frequency: 3.2 GHz
Base Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Cache: 30 MB Intel Smart Cache
Total L2 Cache: 14 MB
Base Power: 125W
Max Turbo Power: 241W
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: 1.55 GHz
Editor's Notes & Price Research
Written by
About this Deal:
At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $90 lower (15.3% savings) than the next best available prices from reputable merchants with prices starting from $589.99. -SaltyOne
For a in-depth Review of the i9-12900K refer to thisGamersNexus Video for benchmarks, thermals, power consumption and more.
Refer to the forum thread for additional deal details & discussion.
In productivity its a mixed bag, in heavy single thread applications like CAD and Adobe, the 12900k still comes out ahead on performance and efficiency, but in rendering it comes out behind in efficiency.
This only applies to the 12900k. The 12700k, 12600k, 12400, etc all are as efficient as Zen 3 across the board in productivity, while providing more performance while using less power in gaming. Its only the 12900k that it pushed hard at stock settings.
And the 5950x is $650, so unless you have an insanely high power cost, the 12900k is still the better deal at $499.
These are the only results I've seen that say this, many others find that the 12900k is comparable to, or more power hungry than, Zen 3 Ryzen 9 chips.
Just bringing the perspective.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Wow. Intel CPUs drop in price so quick at Micro Center. I just purchased mine last week and going to build a new PC this weekend when I get my heatsink.
How come they keep making processors but no video cards? I need a cheap video card like the 1660. Stuck using my 9800gt since my radeon 7970 stopped working. I have older working cards too, but nothing new.
How come they keep making processors but no video cards? I need a cheap video card like the 1660. Stuck using my 9800gt since my radeon 7970 stopped working. I have older working cards too, but nothing new.
they don't use the same nodes. Nvidia uses 8nm, amd 7nm, intel cpus are 10nm.
How come they keep making processors but no video cards? I need a cheap video card like the 1660. Stuck using my 9800gt since my radeon 7970 stopped working. I have older working cards too, but nothing new.
Got lucky here. I bought this for $549.99 at micro center but returned it before the 15-day return window closed. I returned it because of the high cost of DDR5 and motherboard.
Got lucky here. I bought this for $549.99 at micro center but returned it before the 15-day return window closed. I returned it because of the high cost of DDR5 and motherboard.
Will just wait until prices go down again.
No one says you have to get a DDR5 motherboard. There are plenty of DDR4 boards that are LGA 1700.
101 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Featured Comments
https://www.igorslab.de/en/intel-...-part-1/9/
In productivity its a mixed bag, in heavy single thread applications like CAD and Adobe, the 12900k still comes out ahead on performance and efficiency, but in rendering it comes out behind in efficiency.
https://www.igorslab.de/en/intel-...r-amd-2/9/
This only applies to the 12900k. The 12700k, 12600k, 12400, etc all are as efficient as Zen 3 across the board in productivity, while providing more performance while using less power in gaming. Its only the 12900k that it pushed hard at stock settings.
And the 5950x is $650, so unless you have an insanely high power cost, the 12900k is still the better deal at $499.
Just bringing the perspective.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-...Id=6454318
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Will just wait until prices go down again.
I prefer msi
Will just wait until prices go down again.