I bought the i5 12500 for my new PC. It really fits in that 'performance at an affordable price' range that Intel seems to nail with their 12th gen i5 chips. The stock cooler is a little bit weak, with the CPU reaching 60 degrees C under full load. While this CPU can boost all the way up to 4.6 GHz, you will only see this on single-thread workloads. At 100% CPU with a multi-threaded workload, my personal experience is the chip will hit 4.08 GHz and stay there reliably. Overall I'm pretty happy with the i5 12500, and it serves my gaming and workload needs just fine.

No hesitation in recommending this CPU at all. Runs everything (1080p for me) at Max settings with all ray tracing features turned on with an RTX 3060 just about flawlessly (occasionally needing DLSS just to smooth things out). It's a shame this CPU doesn't come without on board graphics as the built in GPU hardware isn't really up to scratch though it is better than previous generations. Those interested in overclocking or having E-cores (for production or content creation) should go for the K or KF variant (which doesn't cost much more) as this base CPU doesn't support much in the way of overclocking. You can tweak the base clock a little and some (though currently very few) motherboards with external clock generators will let you muck around with some other ... MoreNo hesitation in recommending this CPU at all. Runs everything (1080p for me) at Max settings with all ray tracing features turned on with an RTX 3060 just about flawlessly (occasionally needing DLSS just to smooth things out). It's a shame this CPU doesn't come without on board graphics as the built in GPU hardware isn't really up to scratch though it is better than previous generations. Those interested in overclocking or having E-cores (for production or content creation) should go for the K or KF variant (which doesn't cost much more) as this base CPU doesn't support much in the way of overclocking. You can tweak the base clock a little and some (though currently very few) motherboards with external clock generators will let you muck around with some other settings that may prove useful to overclockers but otherwise this is a very solid chip. It's worth noting though that the cooler that comes with it is terrible and you'll definitely want to get an after market one. I bought the Noctua redux with this that keeps it running idle at about 35° and it rarely tops 60° when gaming.

12400 vs 12500 ....went with the 12500

12400 vs 12500 ....went with the 12500, the reason is that the 12500 has a higher performance on-board graphics chip than the 12400 .... worth the extra few dollars. I don't use a graphics card , just the on-board, but even for card users the on-board GPU is handy if you ever want to use as an office productivity machine and re-use your favourite graphics card elsewhere. The 12500 doesn't have e-cores, e-core start at at the 12600K, but same GPU on 12500 as 12600K and don't need e-cores to save power as the 12500 runs cool anyway ......

Good non-k series processor

12th gen does good in performance and power management. Pulls around 88 watts when running Cinebench R23. Single-threaded performance finally catches up to Zen 3. Box cooler can cool the processor quietly under light load. Under full load it becomes really noise, but it can sustain 4.3Ghz all core. I bought this one b/c this is the highest SKU w/o E-cores, which means no drama in Linux. On board GPU works well, esports titles run well. WOW runs 1080p@60fps with 3 preset.

Great value cpu

Good used cpu at a decent price. Cpu and heatsink appeared as-new even though they're not in the original retail box and paired with an nvme ssd makes for an insanely fast system (compared to my older mid range/low end rigs) for a relatively small outlay. One Minor quibble. The description appears to be copy/pasted from the original Intel spec sheet for the i5 8500 which mentions a 16gb optane module but I don't think this is included with the used CPUs. Not a big deal for me as the mobo didn't have a spare M.2 slot and I don't know how useful optane is in real world usage.

Great value processor for normal use

This is a 'just right' CPU, with a bit of extra oomph, but not too much extra cost. Very impressive performance per dollar, and more than enough power for most users. My modest 16GB DDR4 / iGPU / B660M system scored 1838 single-core, and 8723 multi-core Geekbench 5 CPU benchmark results. They're pretty awesome numbers for an i5 mid-level processor. With an NVRAM SSD, it makes for a lightning fast day-to-day experience. Very happy.

I'm coming from a 2009 2.66GHz 4-core Mac Pro. I'm no longer a fan of what Apple offers, especial...

I'm coming from a 2009 2.66GHz 4-core Mac Pro. I'm no longer a fan of what Apple offers, especially in terms of price to performance and lack of user upgradable components. So after 20+ years with the Mac, I took a leap of faith and built my own PC. So far, a few weeks into using this new build, I absolutely LOVE this CPU. I primarily use this machine for photo editing with PhotoMechanic, Adobe Photoshop Cloud 2017, and Capture One Pro 11. This CPU can handle everything I throw at it without breaking a sweat. Even when I've run a 1000 image export in Capture One Pro, a 500 image batch process in Photoshop, I could go back into Capture One Pro, open a new job, render previews, and start RAW adjustments with absolutely no lag. It worked flawlessly. The RAW adjustment ... MoreI'm coming from a 2009 2.66GHz 4-core Mac Pro. I'm no longer a fan of what Apple offers, especially in terms of price to performance and lack of user upgradable components. So after 20+ years with the Mac, I took a leap of faith and built my own PC. So far, a few weeks into using this new build, I absolutely LOVE this CPU. I primarily use this machine for photo editing with PhotoMechanic, Adobe Photoshop Cloud 2017, and Capture One Pro 11. This CPU can handle everything I throw at it without breaking a sweat. Even when I've run a 1000 image export in Capture One Pro, a 500 image batch process in Photoshop, I could go back into Capture One Pro, open a new job, render previews, and start RAW adjustments with absolutely no lag. It worked flawlessly. The RAW adjustment sliders are silky smooth, with no lag. Best of all, the CPU temps have remained an average of 55C under load at 4.4GHz overclocked. At 4.6GHz, the temps only averaged 70C - spiked to 76C a couple of times. I'm using the NZXT Kraken x52 CPU cooler. Works for me. For Photoshop, an application that prefers high clock frequencies vs. more cores, I love that this CPU has the same 4.5GHz Turbo Boost frequency as the Intel 7700K. That's incredibly impressive for an 8-core CPU. The 7700K, used to be the Photoshop king, but I would bet there is little to no real world difference between this 8 core 7820x and the 4-core 7700K when doing lightly threaded Photoshop tasks. The 7820x is so responsive. IMO, this CPU might be the best bang for the buck in terms of single, dual and multicore threaded applications. When you factor in the 28 PCIe lanes over the 16 PCIe lanes you get with the might i7 8700K, I still have to give the 7820x the nod. If you only need 16 PCIe lanes, then the 8700K will save you about $200 on the CPU, and maybe $50 on the Motherboard. With the 7820x you'll want a good Motherboard. Should go without saying, but that doesn't mean the most expensive. After tons of research about VRM issues with the Skylake-X CPUs, I bought the ASRock Extreme4. The two features I wanted most were, dual 8-pin CPU power connects, and the VRM heat pipe. Intel shotgunned this CPU family release, and IMO it caught the MOB manufacturers off guard, and many release their MOBs too quickly. EVGA wouldn't even release their MOBs, as they hadn't been thoroughly tested. These CPUs are power hungry, and if you OC without a good cooler, VRM cooling, and adequate power, they'll overheat and throttle. New and 2nd Gen x299 boards are already coming out with these dual 8-pin connects and VRM heat pipes (Taichai XE is one example of a Gen 2 x299 MOB). The Extreme4 is a new board released in November, a good few months after the release of Skylake-X. So they had time to get this board right, and it's one of the least expensive boards on the market. I had a limited budget of $2,000 - and if I could do it all over again, I would definitely buy this build again. 7820x 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB ram 250GB SSD Boot drive 8GB Sapphire Radeon RX 580 NZXT Kraken x52 cooler ASRock Extreme4 Motherboard EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold PSU

Perfect for specific uses

Ordered mine from B&H and arrived quickly with both Heatsink and a fan (though I didn't use it). This is used in my personal server running Local Home Automation, Media Server (Plex), and Surveillance software. [No gaming on this PC]. The 12500 is able to handle all of the above perfectly fine. It runs very cool with the Thermalright P120SE cooler; it stays at 28-30C at idle\low usage and 65-68C max during 100% stress test. I'll be honest, if you'll be using a dedicated graphics card [which you should if Gaming is your thing] but want a good budget CPU, save yourself the money and get the 12400 (even if it's just $10 difference). The 12500 marginal increase in base\boost clock will not be noticeable at all. The only reason to get the 12500 is if you won't be using a ... MoreOrdered mine from B&H and arrived quickly with both Heatsink and a fan (though I didn't use it). This is used in my personal server running Local Home Automation, Media Server (Plex), and Surveillance software. [No gaming on this PC]. The 12500 is able to handle all of the above perfectly fine. It runs very cool with the Thermalright P120SE cooler; it stays at 28-30C at idle\low usage and 65-68C max during 100% stress test. I'll be honest, if you'll be using a dedicated graphics card [which you should if Gaming is your thing] but want a good budget CPU, save yourself the money and get the 12400 (even if it's just $10 difference). The 12500 marginal increase in base\boost clock will not be noticeable at all. The only reason to get the 12500 is if you won't be using a dedicated GPU and take advantage of the UHD770 iGPU over the UHD730 that the 12400 sports. UHD770 does twice the video transcoding than the UHD730 and will perform better in light creative solutions or media streaming that takes advantage of Intel's QuickSync and two transcoders.

Picked up the 7900X for my X299 system. Decided on the 7900X because of the higher speed compare...

Picked up the 7900X for my X299 system. Decided on the 7900X because of the higher speed compared to the more expensive ones with more cores. Simply put, games don't use all of these cores, and so the 7980XE not has unused potential, but what is used is slower than the 7900X. For an X299 system, the 7900X is the best CPU for gaming. You may even want to look at a Z370 system, but I want my PCIe lanes, and I want enough for full 16 on 2 video cards. If you only use 1 video card, you'd be happy with Z370 and i7 8700k for gaming. I let my Asus Rampage VI Extreme board auto overclock this CPU, and it pulled 4.6 out of the bag. Nice! There is a problem with these CPUs though, and that problem is heat. I have a Corsair H115i AiO watercooler on it, with a push/pull ... MorePicked up the 7900X for my X299 system. Decided on the 7900X because of the higher speed compared to the more expensive ones with more cores. Simply put, games don't use all of these cores, and so the 7980XE not has unused potential, but what is used is slower than the 7900X. For an X299 system, the 7900X is the best CPU for gaming. You may even want to look at a Z370 system, but I want my PCIe lanes, and I want enough for full 16 on 2 video cards. If you only use 1 video card, you'd be happy with Z370 and i7 8700k for gaming. I let my Asus Rampage VI Extreme board auto overclock this CPU, and it pulled 4.6 out of the bag. Nice! There is a problem with these CPUs though, and that problem is heat. I have a Corsair H115i AiO watercooler on it, with a push/pull configuration. Now, granted, the 280mm radiator is only like 25~30mm thick, and the tubing is small... The AiO and CPU run around 40C at idle at base speeds. That's 10C higher than my i7 5960X OCed at 4.2GHz. I haven't seen the temps go over 55C, but I haven't run anything like Prime95 to stress the CPU. All the kids today talk about ""delidding"" which is a risky process, and not the kind of thing you want to just try on a $900 item. Plus doing so will instantly kill your warranty. But the results are apparently much better temps. Personally, I plan on putting together my own loop and the H115i is just a temp solution. With a triple 140mm radiator that's 55mm thick, likely a HardwareLabs Black Ice rad, the i9 will be much more controlled. Still, it's a hot CPU! Maybe hotter than McDonald's coffee.

This chip Will fit acer aspire v3-531 Read Description

Laptop = acer v3-531 Just to let the people know who have the Intel Pentium Processor B960 Socket G2 Stepping code of old B960 chip QO according to the manufacturer the product number starts with SR07V download CPU-z and check your chip. Don't forget to clear the bios there are two small solder blobs tiny underneath the ram. just remove the battery and then take the screws out the bottom panel, then you need to remove the memory..And on the left side undeath where the memory was you will see two very small solder blobs short these with some thing metal leave the CMOS battery in just short them with a pair of metal tweezers hold them on for a few seconds maybe 5-10. Now you have to take the whole laptop to pieces to get to the chip it's a full mother board removal on ... MoreLaptop = acer v3-531 Just to let the people know who have the Intel Pentium Processor B960 Socket G2 Stepping code of old B960 chip QO according to the manufacturer the product number starts with SR07V download CPU-z and check your chip. Don't forget to clear the bios there are two small solder blobs tiny underneath the ram. just remove the battery and then take the screws out the bottom panel, then you need to remove the memory..And on the left side undeath where the memory was you will see two very small solder blobs short these with some thing metal leave the CMOS battery in just short them with a pair of metal tweezers hold them on for a few seconds maybe 5-10. Now you have to take the whole laptop to pieces to get to the chip it's a full mother board removal on the v3-531, so don't attempt this unless you have take a laptop to complete pieces I mean it has to come in complete pieces the CPU is underneath the case it's not accessible from removing the top of the keyboard and the other components. It's a complete teardown, but worth every minute of doing the process the B960 is a POS so this is a good upgrade for this laptop not too expensive and works ok you will also upgrade your onboard graphics from Intel 2000 too intel 3000 with no bottle knecks and will have someextra cores to play with.Because the GPU is integrated within the CPU. And if you do this download the latest bios for your v3-531 there on acers site, once downloaded get 7-zip and extract the installation package you just downloaded with the bios inside, this will extract all the files we need to flash our bios :))..Format a USB stick to Fat32 and just simply copy or extract the file we downloaded from Acer's web site that contains the bios don't just double-click it, This needs to be done properly once you have transferred the files onto a USB stick remove battery and power lead hold the power button for 30 seconds. Now leave the battery out then plug the power cable in and press FN at the very bottom of the left hand side of the keyboard, also hold don the ESC key and press start it should start to read from the USB make you do it in the correct order power cable hold FN and ESC and press power button if it does not work keep doing it you will soon get the hang of it google on how to do it will help This chip Made a huge difference, my son can play games now I don't know how far you could go, without causing a bottle neck that is why you don't just want to drop a stupid chip in there, as it would be more expensive than the laptop is worth but have a look around it would be interesting to see the graphics to tell 4000 :D. I would definitely recommend doing this upgrade its allot faster now, also contact seller for more information he helped out allot Thanks