Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked  LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

was hoping to overclock unit but did not get much from that ... got pretty hot ... works as intended just did not win the silicone lottery

The i5-12600K offers great performance for its price, although with the release of the 13600K, it may not be that good value. Gaming at 1440p is fine with this CPU, and productivity is great.

Intel do your marketing material right before mentioning 125W TDP. Beware you couldnt play certain games due to DRM. I would prefer all high core performance. I believe they are aiming E core for their laptop which I certainly dont like!. This CPU cannot pass my sword test ⚔ ⚔ ⚔ ⚔

I purchased this processor and was happy with it until I stumbled upon a youtube video that proclaimed that most memory doesnt run at its max speed. My DDR5 memory did just that - it ran at 4000 instead of its 5200 (and it is certified to run on this processor). In my motherboards BIOS, I adjusted the memory to run at 5200 with XMP-1 (an ASUS setting). It crashed a lot, so I tried their XMP-2 setting and everything froze up. Next thing I knew, nothing worked! I bought new memory, a new motherboard and eventually a new processor. When I found out this processor was the part that went bad (and it has a 3 year warranty), I submitted a ticket to Intel and they concluded that I overclocked the processor by pushing the memory to 5200 and they sent me to their webpage that specified this processor has a 4800 limit. Since then, I looked at every page before the one they sent me and none of them said anything about the 4800 memory speed limit.

This thing runs like a beast. I can get a 43% OC in Ai tweaker and even stress testing getting the CPU up to 80C it still runs rock solid. I got mine on sale for $182 and at that price its an absolute steal.

Very pleased with performance and it is a great value.

This processor comes unlocked but does exactly what i want it to do or better it downloads games very quickly and honestly must games are trivial for this processor youll have do be doing some video editing or animation to get this processor to sweat great performance for the money

Be careful with what motherboard you get as some do not seem to support it’s overclocking as well as others so keep an eye out and do your research!

I dont know how efficient it is, but I know its powerful. Anything I throw at it (within reason) it can handle with no problem. For the cost and performace, I love it

This is one of the best CPU for gaming and it’s deemed one of the best performance wise. It’s also worth the money spent on it one of the best for casual gaming being able to run 180 FPS on games such as COD (as long as the gpu is good as well) When installing however ensure you purchase thermal paste before proceeding to remove or install the CPU. There’s a metal piece on the side of where the CPU sits in make sure you lift up before trying to getting the CPU out. But all around this is good for how much you’re paying just be careful as it’s very fragile and one drop may make it’s no longer usable.