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Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars with 464 reviews

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A real upgrade!

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

    Upgraded from a gen 8, really loving the speed and performance, matched it with a MSI motherboard and am really happy overall. Kudos to my local Best Buy for having all the parts needed in store.

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

    CPU review

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

    This cpu works very good I highly recommend it to anyone who’s looking to upgrade or build their pc

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

    Good

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Intel chip. Speed are great and you get the best bang for your buck!

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

    A Powerful CPU To Last at a Great Price

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

    Purchased this for my rig and it is a beast, paired with my 3090 it crushes any game at max settings that I throw at it. For the price to performance this is one of the best deals you can get.

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

    Great cpu

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

    Awesome product, easy to overclock if you want. I left mine standard and I clock 5.1 on end and 3.6 low end while gaming. I play over 210 games and this cpu rock's them all.

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

    Amazing

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

    I am very pleased with this processor I have had any issues with it in the months I have had it and I will definitely keep using it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great multi-purpose CPU.

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

    "Twelve" cores is a white-lie, there technically is, but eight of them are the ones you want for your every-day tasks. Effeciency cores shouldn't be disparaged, although I'm sure most people would prefer a full twelve cored. The K variant being over-clockable/boostable shines in gaming and in multi-core workloads. You get what you pay for.

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

    CPU i7 12700K

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

    Bought for new PC build. Easy to install after making sure motherboard pins are in order. Able to apply thermal paste for cooling easily. Nice for my gaming and work needs.

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

    great

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

    It absolutely love this product.It performs very well and cooler.

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

    One of the best desktop/gaming Cpu's you can buy

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

    This is a great value in the 12th gen lineup. the 12900k is faster but its also much hotter running and more expensive. Here you get the performance you want at a better value

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

    Great Value for the current Generation!

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

    Great processor, it chomps through anything I throw at it. Max threads score for 3DMark CPU profile test: 10,049. My old 6700k had a score of 3,272 for comparison.

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

    It works great, not sure what else to say

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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.

    Paired this up an ASUS Z690 and an RTX3070ti and my PC is disturbingly fast with fantastic FPS while gaming. Stays nice and cool thanks to my Corsair H150i capellix.

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

    Love it and it’s a beast

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

    Got this at a decent price since the 13th gen processors have come out so this is a beast of a processor for a great price

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

    Buy this instead of 13th gen or 14th gen

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

    Amazing CPU, can do anything from video editing, to Photoshop with ease. Buy this CPU instead of going for a 13th or 14th gen because of the failure rates those two generations are having at the moment.

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

    Intel I7 12700k great

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

    Overral real good perfomance and very easy installation. Great price also.

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

    Best bang for buck

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

    Great power for a custom pc that I built. Would buy this again due to the insane value it provides

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

    Great cpu.

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

    I purchased this processor in 2022 for a new PC build. The have been using the system daily since then and have had zero issues. I would recommend this cpu still to this day.

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

    Incredible CPU

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

    Incredible performance, and includes Modern Warfare II. It runs cooler than my 11700f. I got an increase of 40fps in Warzone. Im very happy

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

    2nd fastest CPU for half the price.

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

    I was originally going to get the i9, but after watching several reviews comparing the i9 to the i7, it just didn't make sense to spend twice the money on ~10-20% gain. Plus, the i9 uses WAY more power than the i7. I've gotten it comfortably overclocked to 5.0GHz on a Z63 Kraken AIO. And even at that voltage the CPU temps don't really get above 40c-45c. So far the performance has been outstanding. Along with my 3090 and DDR 5600MHz RAM, there really isn't anything I can't run at max settings. And it runs buttery smooth on my Samsung Oddyssey Neo G9 :)

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

    good intel product as always

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

    upgrading from an i5 9400f and its been great. all the extra performance is really useful and its very fast. i run games at alot more fps now

    I would recommend this to a friend
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