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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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I5
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent processor, good performance and prince, 100% recommend this product
I would recommend this to a friend
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Cooling, Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Quick and cool
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Amazingly fast and easy to cool. All the single core performance of the bigger brothers with lower power.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product, great company
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great cpu. Delivered fast and runs fast. This is hands down the best value for performance cpu ever made so far. Very satisfied
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Intel team
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Hello ItsDustman. Thank you for your great review! We are pleased to know that you are satisfied with the performance of your new 12Th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor! We hope you can continue to take good advantage of the outstanding performance, lightning speeds and easy overclocking capabilities of your new Intel® Core™ i5 Processor!
Thank you for choosing Intel!
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Price, Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Intel - Core i5-12600K
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This processor is really fast, great, and good bang for buck. Upgrade to Windows 11 to take advantage of the big-little cores.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super Performance
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Super fast for workstation use. The price point is really accessible as well. Highly recommend for upgrade/ new build
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Affordable powerful CPU
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great 12th gen intel CPU. Offers great performance at a very affordable price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
No issues here!
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Not too much to say other than I’m having zero issues with this CPU. I’m playing Fallout 76, Mordhau, CS2, recording music via Reaper and watching movies/listening to music; my cpu is handling everything without issue.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Not to Shabby
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Outstanding performance for a midfield Processor. Handles everything I built the system for with plenty of life. Low heat range with plenty of room for upgrading. Hopefully I’ll get another 8 years out of this chip like I did my last Intel i7-4790k.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent CPU
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works amazingly! High speed and sold at a good price
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great CPU
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This CPU is perfect for gaming. The price isn’t too bad as well.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
A great processor really easy to install definitely worth it
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Intel CORE
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My grandson is building a computer from scratch And he needed some parts and that was the party he picked and he’s very happy with the purchase
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Processor
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Best value for your money - bar none. 10 cores, 12 threads. What’s not to like? Amazing processor.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Intel team
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Hello Erik1405. Thank you for your great review! We are glad to know that you are happy with the performance of this 12Th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor! We are sure this product will continue to add a great value to your new computer build!
Thank you for choosing Intel!
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Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Satisfied purchase
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought this CPU for my daily desktop to work, play games and edit video clips. With Masterliquid PL240 Flux, peak temperature hasn't exceeded 65C (idle temp about 35C, no O/C) and performance has been very stable for the past few weeks. If you don't play games, probably embedded GPU is enough for daily use - had no issue using the embedded one for two weeks until a new RTX GPU was delivered.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Happy
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Decent cpu, never had problems with it booting up and doing. What it was suppose to do never overclock it to find out, if i needed the i9 12900k. But i will be using it in my mini itx motherboard inside corsair 1000D cas, which it holds standard ATX motherboard along with mini itx motherboard. (yes the case is a beast, and its heavy!)
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Long Life
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great processor, amazing value still running strong even after the 13th gen I bought to replace it died.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It's a decent cpu
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Working great still. I bought this because my old system had finally died so needed to do a full replacement. I bought all of this right before the 13 gen came out and it's working perfectly fine still withthe games I want to play.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excelent budget CPU that feels like high tier.
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
An excellent budget option, perfect for gaming and productivity. You can pair it with any GPU and you won't be bottleneck at all.
I'm a software developer and this cpu holds pretty well, you can find a lot of options for MB to pair it with.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Processor speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great speed and good value!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Fast processor and runs all my programs fast. It was a great upgrade and I am very happy with it. I am so glad I got the K version with the video on it. My Nvidia card died after a week and I have been able to run basic video on my desktop while I wait for the replacement video card from Nvidia.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great alternative for previous i7 processors
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This processor outperforms my old i7-10700k and also the i7-11700k. The price to performance ratio is extremely good and if you are wanting to do a budget intel build, then this processor is the way to go.