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

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Woot! has Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core LGA 1700 Processor for $99.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.

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Key Features:
  • 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
  • Hybrid Core Architecture
  • Unlocked for Overclocking
  • 12th Generation (Alder Lake)

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Woot! has Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core LGA 1700 Processor for $99.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.

Thanks to Community Member Jaggsta for finding this deal.

Key Features:
  • 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
  • Hybrid Core Architecture
  • Unlocked for Overclocking
  • 12th Generation (Alder Lake)

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Aug 5, 2025 8:57 PM
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noraziAug 5, 2025 8:57 PM
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Still rocking this CPU in my main desktop PC that handles productivity and gaming. It's funny that the CPU in my tablet (m4 ipad) is faster and it's basically used only for browsing and videos
Aug 5, 2025 9:13 PM
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blahbooboo2Aug 5, 2025 9:13 PM
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Quote from HolyMollyCow View quoted comment :
I would never buy or support Intel's business

People argue their existence means more competition but all they've done is lower everybody's standards for years.
I never understood how Intel got away with constant changing of the CPU socket type.
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Aug 5, 2025 9:41 PM
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MerryMeat6430Aug 5, 2025 9:41 PM
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Quote from FabulousStranger526 View quoted comment :
This is sadly one of the few good desktop CPUs Intel has released in the past 5 years. 13th and 14th gens are DQ'd for frying themselves, and Arrow Lake is just not it. I'd personally go AMD but nothing they offer beats this price.
what is good board to go with it?
Aug 5, 2025 9:51 PM
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kpb321Aug 5, 2025 9:51 PM
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Quote from blahbooboo2 View quoted comment :
I never understood how Intel got away with constant changing of the CPU socket type.
Because enthusiasts who say they care about being able to upgrade their CPU aren't their primary customer. Their primary customers are the OEMs who build systems and large businesses/governments. Those OEMs and large customers don't care about being able to upgrade a CPU as it's more complicated and costly for them to upgrade an existing system than it is to just replace the system with a new one and maybe reuse the existing system down a tier or two of user. The OEMs probably prefer it as someone dropping a 5500 into a B350 AM4 board isn't a customer for an OEM making prebuilts. They rather you just bought a whole new system from them.

Lets be honest too. Most of us rarely end up upgrading processors on the same motherboard. I've been building my own PCs for more decades than I'd like to admit at this point. Upgrading from a first gen Ryzen 1500x to a 5600x is really the only time I've done a significant upgrade on the same platform. I've had a few other upgrade in the past but they were more minor and because I could upgrades or upgrades on already old systems that were really budget upgrades. I'm far more likely to upgrade my GPU or even storage than I am to upgrade my CPU. By the time you can get a significant CPU improvement there's typically other improvements you want too like newer/faster ram standards, faster PCI-E/m2 slots, newer faster USB, Wi-Fi, Networking.
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Aug 5, 2025 10:27 PM
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kpb321Aug 5, 2025 10:27 PM
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Quote from MerryMeat6430 View quoted comment :
what is good board to go with it?
Depends on what you are looking for. I'll probably be going with
https://slickdeals.net/f/18500596-gigabyte-b760m-ds3h-ddr4-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-89-99-free-...

as it fits my use case. mATX to fit in the existing case. DDR4 to reuse the memory from the system being upgraded. If you are buying RAM to I think DDR5 makes sense.
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Aug 5, 2025 10:56 PM
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Darknight007Aug 5, 2025 10:56 PM
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Good thing I had done some research earlier and realized that the kf model does not have integrated graphics. For my HTPC, I'd rather not invest in a separate graphics card.
Aug 5, 2025 11:06 PM
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nebody00Aug 5, 2025 11:06 PM
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Would this be able to run 8 instances of Diablo 2 without crashing? I have like 128 GB of ram and it still crashes. Wondering if it's a CPU (i3-12100F) or GPU (GTX1080, Vram limit 8GB).
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Aug 5, 2025 11:08 PM
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pcman2000Aug 5, 2025 11:08 PM
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Quote from kpb321 View quoted comment :
Because enthusiasts who say they care about being able to upgrade their CPU aren't their primary customer. Their primary customers are the OEMs who build systems and large businesses/governments. Those OEMs and large customers don't care about being able to upgrade a CPU as it's more complicated and costly for them to upgrade an existing system than it is to just replace the system with a new one and maybe reuse the existing system down a tier or two of user. The OEMs probably prefer it as someone dropping a 5500 into a B350 AM4 board isn't a customer for an OEM making prebuilts. They rather you just bought a whole new system from them.

Lets be honest too. Most of us rarely end up upgrading processors on the same motherboard. I've been building my own PCs for more decades than I'd like to admit at this point. Upgrading from a first gen Ryzen 1500x to a 5600x is really the only time I've done a significant upgrade on the same platform. I've had a few other upgrade in the past but they were more minor and because I could upgrades or upgrades on already old systems that were really budget upgrades. I'm far more likely to upgrade my GPU or even storage than I am to upgrade my CPU. By the time you can get a significant CPU improvement there's typically other improvements you want too like newer/faster ram standards, faster PCI-E/m2 slots, newer faster USB, Wi-Fi, Networking.
I make this argument every time and then the 1% come out and like OMG I upgraded my Ryzen from a 3 to 5 it's totally the bomb you don't know what you are talking about.
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Aug 6, 2025 12:00 AM
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FabulousStranger526Aug 6, 2025 12:00 AM
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Quote from MerryMeat6430 View quoted comment :
what is good board to go with it?
Personally I'd get the MSI B760 Tomahawk Max, but if you had to OC (why?) Z790 Tomahawk Max is good too. This platform is dead, so don't think you'll get more that 2-3% extra gaming performance from a future CPU upgrade from a 12600KF.

Could you get away with a cheaper board? Sure, but you might run into VRM issues under heavy sustained loads. Stick with DDR5 if you're going for a new build; DDR4 is EOL and production is shutting down. If you're planning to upgrade your RAM in the future it might be more expensive and definitely 5-15% slower than DDR5 in SOME games.
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Aug 6, 2025 1:52 AM
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stripes777Aug 6, 2025 1:52 AM
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Quote from nebody00 View quoted comment :
Would this be able to run 8 instances of Diablo 2 without crashing? I have like 128 GB of ram and it still crashes. Wondering if it's a CPU (i3-12100F) or GPU (GTX1080, Vram limit 8GB).
LOL, what in the heck? Serious questions: what is the purpose of running 8 instances? I spent 5 years on D2 back in the early 2000's. Ahh, the only reason I can think of is to load up all players in the same game so that the enemy is stronger and have better drops. People still play D2?!?!
Aug 6, 2025 1:57 AM
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nebody00Aug 6, 2025 1:57 AM
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Quote from stripes777 View quoted comment :
LOL, what in the heck? Serious questions: what is the purpose of running 8 instances? I spent 5 years on D2 back in the early 2000's. Ahh, the only reason I can think of is to load up all players in the same game so that the enemy is stronger and have better drops. People still play D2?!?!
Yup d2r just announced for launch in china.
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Aug 6, 2025 11:50 AM
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patrocleAug 6, 2025 11:50 AM
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Will this work to replace my cpu on my tower? Win 11 does not want to upgrade

Lenovo Tower IdeaCentre 710-25ISH
Intel Core i7 6th Gen 6700 (3.40 GHz)
32 GB DDR4 Ram
500 GB Hdd SSD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Windows 10 Home

Not doing any gaming but some video editing with Filmora.
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Aug 6, 2025 11:57 AM
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Quote from kpb321 View quoted comment :
Because enthusiasts who say they care about being able to upgrade their CPU aren't their primary customer. Their primary customers are the OEMs who build systems and large businesses/governments. Those OEMs and large customers don't care about being able to upgrade a CPU as it's more complicated and costly for them to upgrade an existing system than it is to just replace the system with a new one and maybe reuse the existing system down a tier or two of user. The OEMs probably prefer it as someone dropping a 5500 into a B350 AM4 board isn't a customer for an OEM making prebuilts. They rather you just bought a whole new system from them.

Lets be honest too. Most of us rarely end up upgrading processors on the same motherboard. I've been building my own PCs for more decades than I'd like to admit at this point. Upgrading from a first gen Ryzen 1500x to a 5600x is really the only time I've done a significant upgrade on the same platform. I've had a few other upgrade in the past but they were more minor and because I could upgrades or upgrades on already old systems that were really budget upgrades. I'm far more likely to upgrade my GPU or even storage than I am to upgrade my CPU. By the time you can get a significant CPU improvement there's typically other improvements you want too like newer/faster ram standards, faster PCI-E/m2 slots, newer faster USB, Wi-Fi, Networking.
Just to add: let's remind ourselves that the price of a new motherboard has stagnated for nearly 20 years.

You aren't spending $1000 each time you have to switch chipsets.

An entry level motherboard in 2010 was around $139. Today, you can easily go under $100 for the same board.

This is not the hill AMD fans should want to fall on.
Aug 6, 2025 12:02 PM
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TheLastBrunnenGAug 6, 2025 12:02 PM
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Quote from patrocle View quoted comment :
Will this work to replace my cpu on my tower? Win 11 does not want to upgrade

Lenovo Tower IdeaCentre 710-25ISH
Intel Core i7 6th Gen 6700 (3.40 GHz)
32 GB DDR4 Ram
500 GB Hdd SSD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Windows 10 Home

Not doing any gaming but some video editing with Filmora.
No, you are better off replacing the entire system. If I remember that system uses a proprietary power supply and motherboard. If you really want to build your own, you could recycle the ram, storage, and video card, but that's about it. Maybe optical drive, assuming you still need one.

Better alternative is to look into methods of upgrading to Windows 11 on computers that otherwise would not meet the spec. One quick download of the windows 11 ISO and a copy of Rufus will get you fixed right up.

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Aug 6, 2025 12:06 PM
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TheLastBrunnenGAug 6, 2025 12:06 PM
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Quote from blahbooboo2 View quoted comment :
I never understood how Intel got away with constant changing of the CPU socket type.
They have had some single generation sockets, but 12, 13, and 14 can all be used in the same socket.

And AMD had am5, am4, am3 plus, am3, am2 plus, am2, fm2, fm1, 754, and whatever else.

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