The Core i5 12600K is the best CPU for gaming in 2021. It's faster than a Core i9 11900K, and brings with it support for the latest tech in DDR5 and PCIe 5.0. For that, I dare say it's actually a ...

Just because the Core i5-12600K may be the entry-level processor for Intel's 12th Gen family, it doesn't mean it's a slouch. This CPU is far from it, boasting 10 cores and 16 threads.

Still, the Core i9-12900K and Core i5-12600K remain powerhouse processors. This is the first real challenge we’ve seen from Intel in some time, and that’s exciting.

Intel also sent me its Core i5-10600K, and for the price and performance that one is a much more reasonable purchase for $262. It has up to a 4.8GHz boost clock, although I generally reached ...

A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed Intel's new Core i5-10600K CPU, and while the company had sent me both the i5 and the Core i9-10900K, I wasn't quite ready for the i9 review.