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That’s 55% of the price of the 13600KF while delivering around 85% of the performance.
Intel’s Core i5 12600KF is one of the company’s best value gaming CPUs, and today it’s down to $155 at Walmart (fulfilled via Newegg) versus its standard price of $220.
This chip offers solid gaming performance in modern AAA games plus PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 support (with the correct motherboard) all while costing significantly less than competing CPUs like the later 13600KF ($285) or AMD’s Ryzen 5 7600 ($229) which offer only marginally better performance at 1080p and are basically the same speed at 1440p or 4K.
Get the Intel Core i5 12600KF for $155 (was $220)
Intel used to enjoy a stranglehold over the PC market, while AMD had to compete aggressively on price in the lower segment of the market. Today those roles have almost reversed, with Intel still able to compete in absolute terms against AMD in most titles but the best value advantages for Team Blue often coming with cheaper Core i5 parts like this one.
The advantage of the 12600KF is that it’s the cheapest part to offer entry to Intel’s three generations of Socket 1700 motherboards, with their DDR4 or DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support, as well as offering the new hybrid architecture with both Golden Cove P-cores and Gracemont E-cores - something not afforded to the next CPU tier down, the 12400F. This makes it a better choice in terms of multitasking performance, and it can make a difference in gaming too.
