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Posted 18 May 2023
Intel Core i5 12600KF 12th Gen Alder Lake 10 Core Processor - £221.79 delivered @ Ebuyer
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This deal is expired. Here are some options that might interest you:
- 12th Gen Alder Lake
- i5 12600KF
- Socket 1700
- 10 Cores 16 Threads
- Up to 4.9GHz
Good MB for this CPU: amazon.co.uk/dp/…G73
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Edited by ComingInHot, 18 May 2023
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R5 5600 £126.97 @AmazonUK amazon.co.uk/AMD-Ryzen-5600-Processor-12-thread/dp/B09VCHR1VH/
However, if you're doing more productivity workloads that favour Intel chips or can leverage all the extra cores then it might be something to consider. That said, the R7 5700X (£168) is still cheaper for nearly the same performance. (edited)
If you have been using an AMD AM4 platform for the past few years, you probably didn't notice INTEL making huge efforts to get back in the game. The Intel 12600KF is more processor than I need right now but it's the best budget option to unlock all the overclocking features an enthusiast needs. It's not just CPU overclocking that you get but also DDR memory overclocking. You can't successfully overclock Samsung B-Die DDR4 without A "K" class processor, and this is the cheapest you can get . . .
Stock CPU.
The "F" in the product name denotes it has no built-in graphics so you need a dedicated graphics card. everyone knows this Im sure. If you are a straightforward user who just wants to plug in their chip, switch on XMP and that's it, then this is not the CPU for you. If you just want to dip your toes into LGA1700 without breaking the bank then please look at these alternative 12th Gen processors from Intel, preferably second hand as there are no pins to bend and you get a big bang for buck. . .
Core i3-12100/f - Core i3-13100/f to pair with up to RTX 3060/RX 6600
Core i3-12400/f to pair with RTX 3070/RX 6700 XT
If you are happy spending more than £200 on a new CPU then look for deals on the I5-13400/f, i5-13500/f and of course the 13600K/f for the overclocking nuts!
The Intel 13th Gen 13400/f is almost identical to the 12th Gen 12600K/f on offer here. They both have 6 powerful performance P-cores and they both have 4 small efficiency e-cores. 12600K can overclock though!
Same 16GB DDR4 memory that ran at DDR4-3600 on AM4, now runs at DDR4-4200 on LGA1700.
If you are running Windows 10 like me then you can still run into small issues running these processors with e-cores. I had it in a few games where I would get some lags. This was because Windows 10 doesn't really know the difference between the different cores types. Setting the Windows power profile to active sorted it for me, but then I started using a program called "process lasso" that I can program to switch power profiles automatically, depending on my task.
If you are running Windows 11 then the thread director software takes care of the new efficiency e-cores so no worries there.
I got the DDR4 memory running so fast that I broke a 3D-Mark record for the fastest 12600K/f & RX 5700 XT combo. I only overclocked the DDR4 and GPU core but left the CPU running at stock.
LGA1700 is a very modern platform and has never been so affordable as it has right now. Fill your boots! (edited)