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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 317 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are satisfied with the Core i5-12600K's performance and price, frequently citing its excellent performance for the cost and ease of use. Many appreciate its strong gaming capabilities and effective cooling, even during overclocking. While some users noted compatibility issues with certain motherboards, the positive feedback on performance and value significantly outweighs these concerns.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great budget cpu for the 12th gen intel

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great budget cpu for the 12th gen intel. With cores up to 4.9 ghz, it is fast!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best intel gaming cpu

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best 12th gen cpu! Almost the same gaming performance as the i9, but $200 cheaper!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Xentar97. Thank you for sharing your review! Indeed, our 12Th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor offers a pretty remarkable performance, always looking forward to improving our customer's gaming experience! Continue to enjoy the outstanding performance, lightning speeds and easy overclocking capabilities of this processor!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Alder Lake perfect match for ms flight simulator

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have been using Ryzen since 2018 and have owned multiple Amd cpus from the 1700 and 3600 to the 3900x and 5600x. I decided to switch to Intel over better Windows 11 compatibility for a new z690 build I was working on, so far no complaints or issues whatsoever. I’m really looking forward to seeing what raptor lake has to offer later this year.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gaming Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Our granddaughter loved this Gaming Laptop Christmas present!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Mid Tier processor

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great processor for a mid tier gaming pc. Will recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great CPU

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great cpu for gaming, bought this one for my first pc.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product and value

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This processor does what it is advertised to do, and does it effectively.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Buy buy buy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very fast CPU! It's defiantly worth the money! Great for gaming !

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    CPU

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect processor for my PC build. Shipped perfectly and quick.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very smooth and cool. Used for gaming and web browsing

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing processor

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing processor for any gaming or productivity PC

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    12600k should be good enough for gaming and productivity on a budget

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I upgraded from an 8600k and man can you tell the difference.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic cpu,great price

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fantastic cpu. No bottle necks .paired with my 3070 ti fe

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cpu

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great. It was delivered super fast and it worked great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Budget CPU

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome CPU, not too powerful, but also not underpowered

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great performance for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easily satisfied the performance requirement for most people

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    i5-12600k

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    amazing cpu for gaming and any other work also for $300 amazing

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello John. Thank you for sharing your review! Indeed, this processor is a powerhouse and comes with easy overclocking capabilities for you to enjoy your games at the highest graphics settings with the best performance!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Purchased

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Running smooth and it's meeting it's requirements!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Processor speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Glad I decided to upgrade

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Much needed upgrade from my 7th gen Intel CPU. Blazing fast!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello Bobsuruncle. Thank you for your great review! We are pleased to know that you have noticed a big improvement on the performance of your system with this new processor upgrade! We hope you can continue to take good advantage of the remarkable performance, blazing speeds and easy overclocking capabilities of your new Intel® Core™ i5 Processor!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

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