Pros & Cons
Pros
An i9 12th gen is more than enough for almost any gaming. Faster read, write speeds than i-7. Easy install. Easy to install.
Highlights
Quality
I tried wow classic, retail, cyberpunk, spiderman , and regularly play escape from tarkov and all at 4k max settings and this t... Read More
This cpu has 24 threads and 16 cores (8e cores and 8p cores) which really makes difference when dealing with 3d graphics and to... Read More
This thing never goes over 15 percent usage, and most games its actually using 0-4 percent.
I've only had it about a month, but so far it is complete overkill for gaming.
Competitiveness
Using geek bench 6 testi got a single core score of 2601 which is roughly 83 % of top performing cpu score of 3097 and a multi-... Read More
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- This product had a total of 1,534 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 4 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I recommend a liquid cooler if you overclockotherwise the revved fan noise will irritate you
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I returned one new unopened because the motherboard i ordered for it arrived damaged
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its not the latest gen but an overclocked i9 12th gen is more than enough for almost any gaming
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Overclocked it does demand some serious cooling but anyone who overclocks would expect that
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Cinebenchr23 benchmarksusing cinebench r23 i got a score of 27552 which is roughly 70 of top performing cpu score of 43640
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Using geek bench 6 testi got a single core score of 2601 which is roughly 83 of top performing cpu score of 3097 and a multicore score of 12821 which is roughly 56 of top performing cpu score of 21742
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive only had it about a month but so far it is complete overkill for gaming
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I havent seen it go above 50 pushing it as hard as i can other than stress testing lol