
Last CPU I had was a I7-2600K 3.6Ghz This is the bigger Brother I guess

There hasn't been a processor in a long time that has impressed me as much as this one. I have had every processor from the 6700k to the 12900k and I have never really seen an increase in FPS in one of my games, until now. I play R6 Siege and I went from around 200-250 FPS with an 11900k to 350-400 with the 12900k. I don't know what it is about this processor, but it runs very well in that game.


Nice CPU fast and runs cool

at full load it draws 108 watts and goes 5.6 ghz no need to overclock Easy to install slightly lower Tj max than the x series means lower operating temps for this series. My 360 aio does a good job keeping temps below 70c at peak - running analytical and stress testing software. Running AAA games i dont see temperatures rise above 60c or much more than 30% cpu use.


-Locked 5ghz all core at 1.125v? Done - only being 7 points shy of a 5800x in Cinebench -PBO off + 85c TJMax (im on a stock cooler) + auto clock/voltage? 10 points shy of a 5800x -Can be undervolted, or over, while good and bad it has done 99 watts @ 1.25v and 5.2ghz -Apparently a 7600x without the iGPU, either way its the one to go for to start on AM5

I like that it is 20 cores and runs up to 5.6 Ghz while not going above 75 C. It only hits 70s under full load. Gaming 55 Celsius. Idles at 32 C using Corsair ICUE H150i RGB Elite on balanced setting.

Tested good, scored 27576 on Passmark benchmark test. Was packaged well. Runs relatively cool for the power it has.

- Didn't lag on Fortnite

It was priced right. Very fast It's an AMD !!


-Based on Gamer's Nexus graphs, for $265 this has great .1% lows meaning very consistent frame time consistency. -Works with my existing ASRock Z690m-ITX MB (weak VRM, still okay) Saw a 30% - 40% increase to framerates in games with any CPU bottlenecking (Baldur's Gate 3) -Undervolts (-60mv) and Powerlimits (110W) without losing performance in gaming scenarios -Able to run memory at 3600MTs with 15-21-21-39 timings thanks to a better Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) compared with my previous 12400. -avoids the 13 & 14th gen Intel potential degradation.



- Great upgrade (from an i7 6700k 4c/8t 4.4ghz) - Farcry 6 nice promotion

Very high performance. Customization available in bios. Fine tuning. Keeps my room warm.

Awesome performance.

Chip performance is solid for a 12th generation processor and thoughthere have been comments concerning this cpu running hot I am not having any problems with it as I am using an MSI double size water cooling system. So far cpu is staying in the low to mid 30's.Have not run any performance test yet but believe this cpu will do well for gaming and anything I throw at it. Have it installed on an MSI Z790 pro wifi motherboard which I am happy with. Lots of options and easy bios configuration and setup.

Arrived at the time it said it would, is what I purchased, and came as described