Intel Core i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked  LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

The cpu is mesmerizing. It’s auto clocking easily to 5ghz and staying very cool and performant. If you are gaming consider the 5800x3d as it’s a close battle between these two for good value cpus.

bad processor after dealing with it randomly crashing for months this sellers processor had a faulty memory controller

Got it on sale, works just as intended!

Only two cons is its not at msrp and this CPU takes a bit more power than the 5900x

Processor runs reasonably cool, typically 20c less than my GPU on the same water-cooled loop. I installed Windows 11, and it shows 20 cores. Benchmarking with RDR2 shows a laughable difference from an I7-6700K, which is a 7 year old processor; it was 2-3fps on average. Its all about the GPU folks, the CPU after 7 years makes just about 1% difference.

Im not here to talk benchmark numbers or min/maxing or whatever. I paired this CPU with a Noctua air cooler and an EVGA RTX 3080 FTW, and I cannot be happier with the results. Temps below 65 degrees under load and zero issue while gaming at 1440p.

I picked this up for $303 on Amazon Prime day. I knew raptor lake was coming out, didnt realize how good Raptor Lake was going to be or I would have waited for that.

Good

The shipping was fast and came in not damaged

Fast CPU