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  • Front. Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold.
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Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

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BX8071512700K
SKU:
10207964
Your price for this item is $239.99
The comparable value price is $294.99

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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 463 reviews

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  • Good thermals

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

    Great processor, has very good thermals and doesn’t overheat.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Buy on sale. Future proof.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works well for gaming! Very pleased. Glad I got it on sale!

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • excellent chip

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Process is excellent but everything else needed is expensive (motherboard & ram).

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello ianas. Thank you for sharing your review on our 12Th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Processor! Indeed, the performance of this processor is top-of-the-line! We hope you can get to experience the outstanding gaming performance, amazing graphics quality and lightning speeds of this Intel® Core™ i7 Processor!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Blazing fast CPU!

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

    Awesome CPU, needed a new heatsink because the shape of these new 12th gen CPUs are different than the previous generation CPUs. Overall I'm happy with the purchase.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello Brett. Thank you for sharing your review on our 12Th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Processor! We are pleased to know that you are happy with the purchase of this processor, and we are sure that it will continue to add a great value to your system build.

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Price Match is solid

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

    Great price match.. Excellent Buy, had to get the Price match from Amazon

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great!

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

    It was for my brother computer, i assume it is working well because all he does is yell when he plays his games.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great CPU

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

    Has been rock solid ever since I bought it. Would recommend especially if you can get it on sale

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • 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.

    Great processor and fantastic merchant. Thanks best buy!

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great processor

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

    CPU load was at 35% at idle with a i7-9700. When I upgraded to 12th gen my CPU Load with the 12700k at idle is at 8%

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Mice

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

    Good quality no problem using it so far would recommend

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome CPU

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was looking for a new CPU and this one was great.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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

    Excellent performance huge upgrade from my old processor.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
      Posted .

      Hello Daniel. Thank you for sharing your review about our 12Th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Processor! We are pleased to know that you have noticed a big improvement on the performance of your system with this new processor upgrade! Continue to enjoy the remarkable performance, blazing speeds and easy overclocking capabilities of this processor!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • great

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    bought this for my new pc build and works great on every game I play.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great product.

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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.

    Works amazing on my new gaming computer build! I pair it with asus z690 tuf gaming motherboard.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Works Perfect

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

    The product works perfect, no problem with the packaging and the ship.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Decent sale price

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

    Havent build the PC yet but SOOOO EXCITED!!!! With everything being out of stock was happy to find this part.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • smooth and powerfull

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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.

    Very reasonable price for i7-12700k and very easy install

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Purchase!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Purchase Love it! So far so good wish it didnt have a minimum amount of letters for this review!

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Turbo

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

    This thing is awesome! Be ready, it’s a new size and a lot of current parts are no longer compatible. Do your research!

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Intel team
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      Hello LilQuattro. Thank you for your great review on our 12Th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Processor! We hope you can continue to take good advantage of the remarkable performance, blazing speeds and easy overclocking capabilities of your new Intel® Core™ i7 Processor!

      Thank you for choosing Intel!

  • Fast

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

    CPU is very fast in single core performance and has decent multi-core performance as well.

    This review is from Intel - Core i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W - Grey/Black/Gold

    I would recommend this to a friend
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