Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked  LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Have one in my build for over a week and it works great, does not overheat with most FPS games i play and is powerful enough.

This project is great for gaming, i like it, but you have to buy good power supply with good cooler to manage the CPU temperature.

I am using this in my streaming rig and it is a huge upgrade compared to the old 10400f. Overclocking is so easy and I have this at 5.1 all core and could possibly get to 5.2 all core. Dont cheap out on the cooler cuz this thing will run hot during gaming. Got it on sale for under $200 and couldnt pass it up.

This processor is amazing in that for significantly less price than previous years you can have the same processing power. I upgraded a 6 year old processor -- the last upgrade to basically fully replacing my pc-- with no issues, and easily was able to recognize the Windows code, and had no issues swapping. Overall, the Processor preforms great, has no issues, and is able to effectively handle my needs in photo editing, video editing, and gaming.

PSA: do not buy if you want to overclock and you plan on using Intel XTU on windows 10! Intel has dropped support for XTU on windows 10 for the 12th and 13th gen models, which i did not know at the time of purchase. Regardless, you may not even need to overclock this processor, it handles games, video editing, and large processing workloads well! I have been enjoying Intels P/E core technology a lot, my background tasks running nominally, while my games and workloads execute smoothly. Amazing processor for its price, but its definitely not the fastest. You should buy this as an in-between when building a new computer or when upgrading chipsets, etc.

This is still an excellent choice of CPU for the money. You may be able to get a better chip for the same price with Ryzen but this is still an excellent choice if you are partial to Intel or have a motherboard that only accepts Intel chips.

You can usually find this processor for around $200 and it matches the performance of a Ryzen 7600x. Great price to performance.

Works well with RTX30XX cards. Overall excellent performance.

This was my choice of processor for my build, and I dont regret the choice. I decided to forgo the usual 12400kf in favor of this and wasnt disappointed. There havent been any issues, and it stays nice and cool.

Good for the price, love it.