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expiredNervousBird859 posted Mar 23, 2023 1:04 PM

Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core LGA 1700 Processor

$194

$343

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Amazon has Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core LGA 1700 Processor (BX8071512600K) for $193.87. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member NervousBird859 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 10 Cores & 16 Threads
  • 3.7 GHz P-Core Clock Speed
  • 4.9 GHz Maximum Turbo Frequency
  • LGA 1700 Socket
  • 20MB Cache Memory
  • Dual-Channel DDR5-4800 Memory
  • Integrated Intel UHD 770 Graphics
  • Hybrid Core Architecture
  • Unlocked for Overclocking
  • 12th Generation (Alder Lake)

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Amazon has Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core LGA 1700 Processor (BX8071512600K) for $193.87. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member NervousBird859 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • 10 Cores & 16 Threads
  • 3.7 GHz P-Core Clock Speed
  • 4.9 GHz Maximum Turbo Frequency
  • LGA 1700 Socket
  • 20MB Cache Memory
  • Dual-Channel DDR5-4800 Memory
  • Integrated Intel UHD 770 Graphics
  • Hybrid Core Architecture
  • Unlocked for Overclocking
  • 12th Generation (Alder Lake)

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.8 from over 990 Amazon customer reviews.
  • About this store:
  • Additional Note:

Original Post

Written by NervousBird859

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Erchan_coon
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Nice, the discount is from MRSP from more than a year ago.
It's $20 discount from current Newegg price. Not bad, but not as drastic)
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TenderCrown5387
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Combine this with the mobo from woot for $99 and you've got a good deal
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havok86
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Depends on the game you're playing. There are games that are CPU bound. Also you are prone to drastic fps drops with older gen CPUs on modern games. Can you run modern games on older hardware? Absolutely, but there are clear advantages to upgrade.

Not hating on old hardware at all, actually just built a 3770 + 1080 ti for my friends kid so he can play Fortnite and Valorant, he gets about 250 fps on 1080p but I see fps drop to 120s ever so often.
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Mar 25, 2023 6:58 PM
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dydleeMar 25, 2023 6:58 PM
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Quote from MrProTechHD :
I rather buy the13th gen version for $55 more and Best Buy will price match micro center
Microcenter is showing 309 for the 13600k now
Mar 25, 2023 8:02 PM
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bigj8705Mar 25, 2023 8:02 PM
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Quote from duenor :
I wish they'd released a I5-12500K. Would've give us all the sandy bridge feels. That 2500K ran for waaaaay longer than it was supposed to. In fact I think it is still quite a capable processor, more than a decade after its release. I remember I was able to OC it to 4.7GHZ.
I'm still rocking an i7-4770k in my main build. No issues with the pc other then my h100i the water pump went out. So replace with an air cooled on. I keep telling myself just wait a bit longer before I build a new one.
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Mar 25, 2023 8:21 PM
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duenorMar 25, 2023 8:21 PM
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Quote from bigj8705 :
I'm still rocking an i7-4770k in my main build. No issues with the pc other then my h100i the water pump went out. So replace with an air cooled on. I keep telling myself just wait a bit longer before I build a new one.
All of the "best cpus for gaming" articles are silly. Gaming is so heavily gpu bound that your 4770 is going to be just fine for a really long time to come.

I have a 3770 non k (using the free overclock hack to 4.1 all cores). It is still very capable today!
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Mar 26, 2023 5:39 PM
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havok86Mar 26, 2023 5:39 PM
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Quote from duenor :
All of the "best cpus for gaming" articles are silly. Gaming is so heavily gpu bound that your 4770 is going to be just fine for a really long time to come.

I have a 3770 non k (using the free overclock hack to 4.1 all cores). It is still very capable today!
Depends on the game you're playing. There are games that are CPU bound. Also you are prone to drastic fps drops with older gen CPUs on modern games. Can you run modern games on older hardware? Absolutely, but there are clear advantages to upgrade.

Not hating on old hardware at all, actually just built a 3770 + 1080 ti for my friends kid so he can play Fortnite and Valorant, he gets about 250 fps on 1080p but I see fps drop to 120s ever so often.
Mar 26, 2023 5:50 PM
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duenorMar 26, 2023 5:50 PM
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Quote from havok86 :
Depends on the game you're playing. There are games that are CPU bound. Also you are prone to drastic fps drops with older gen CPUs on modern games. Can you run modern games on older hardware? Absolutely, but there are clear advantages to upgrade.

Not hating on old hardware at all, actually just built a 3770 + 1080 ti for my friends kid so he can play Fortnite and Valorant, he gets about 250 fps on 1080p but I see fps drop to 120s ever so often.
Very true, of course there are benefits if you set your standards and expectations high enough. My main is a 5900x and I do indeed see a big difference from when I was in the 3770... But only if I start expecting solid 120+, etc. It's all just numbers though - in terms of actual experience I hardly feel any difference
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Mar 27, 2023 3:11 AM
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bryan67Mar 27, 2023 3:11 AM
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LMAO did you mean 5% better? please show me what you could possibly be referring to...really...

Quote from ZeldaBoy :
At microcenter the 13600k $50 more double the performance
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Mar 27, 2023 3:33 PM
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AquaKite9796Mar 27, 2023 3:33 PM
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Microcenter price.

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Mar 27, 2023 3:51 PM
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sup3rson1cMar 27, 2023 3:51 PM
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Quote from AquaKite9796 :
Microcenter price.
Cool, but I don't have any of those anywhere near me.
Mar 27, 2023 4:15 PM
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ucbengrMar 27, 2023 4:15 PM
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Quote from TenderCrown5387 :
Combine this with the mobo from woot for $99 and you've got a good deal
Condition of mobo: Factory Reconditioned
Mar 27, 2023 6:25 PM
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kinetics14Mar 27, 2023 6:25 PM
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I am wafting for a i3-13100 cpu/mobo combo deal! Hoping it will happen!
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Mar 27, 2023 10:51 PM
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dcliveMar 27, 2023 10:51 PM
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Quote from kinetics14 :
I am wafting for a i3-13100 cpu/mobo combo deal! Hoping it will happen!
Exactly this. I don't need lots of cores, but I do want 4 of them to be high performance. The i3 is perfect for that.
Mar 28, 2023 10:22 PM
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CyanAction1458Mar 28, 2023 10:22 PM
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Quote from ZeldaBoy :
At microcenter the 13600k $50 more double the performance
The 13600k is about 11% faster than the 12600k. That is not double the performance. https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Com...4134vs4120
Mar 29, 2023 7:29 AM
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racebumMar 29, 2023 7:29 AM
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Not worth it, that 12700 KF is only $40 more
Mar 31, 2023 2:35 PM
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savagepaganMar 31, 2023 2:35 PM
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What would be a good gaming B660/B760 micro ATX motherboard for this CPU? Just for gaming. There is an Asus z690 micro ATX motherboard but it is $300.

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Apr 1, 2023 2:45 AM
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dcliveApr 1, 2023 2:45 AM
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Quote from savagepagan :
What would be a good gaming B660/B760 micro ATX motherboard for this CPU? Just for gaming. There is an Asus z690 micro ATX motherboard but it is $300.
If you aren't overclocking, I'd focus on the cheaper side. Gigabyte's got a 660 chipset model that's perfectly fine for most common use cases, does XMP, and works great. $99-ish. $300 is crazy for a motherboard.

The Asus Prime Z690 is considerably less than $300, if for some reason you must have the Zx90 chipset.

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