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Daily Deals: Mario Kart Live, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, Joy-Con Controllers, and More on Sale Today

If you missed picking up Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit during the holidays last year, you’re in luck as it’s currently back on sale for $59.99. If creating your own at-home courses isn’t your thing, there are plenty more Nintendo Switch deals to get excited about including savings on Joy-Con controllers and select games for $39.99. Aside from that, you can score a great deal on the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X processor and pick up some great noise-canceling headphones for just $60. Check out our full roundup of the weekend’s best deals below.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

Are you tired of playing the same courses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Well, until we get that massive drop of 48 new courses, there’s always Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit which lets you create your own courses inside your home. Using an integrated camera mixed with augmented reality, you can experience your wildest creations firsthand right on your Nintendo Switch. With support for up to four players (additional Kart purchases required), there’s fun for the entire family.

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con (L/R)

Extra 10% Off With Woot App

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con (L/R)

You can never have too many Joy-Con controllers and since they rarely go on sale, this is one of the best prices you’ll see at nearly 25% off for a set of left and right controllers. Grabbing another pair is a great option to have on hand as you can easily support four-player games when combined with your original two Joy-Con controllers, perfect for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The sale price is listed at 69.99 on the website, but if you order through the Woot app you’ll save an additional 10%, bringing the price down to $62.99.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Desktop Processor

If you’re looking to build a new PC (or just upgrade your existing rig), the AMD Ryzen 5 is a fantastic desktop processor that punches way above its weight. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a 6-core/12-thread unlocked processor out of the box, giving you extra performance for all your most intensive games and tasks with up to 4.6GHz of boosted power.

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

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50% off $49.99

The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is a great solution for all of your streaming needs. Not only does it offer plug-and-play support right out of the box, but it features just about every popular streaming app you could need including Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and of course Prime Video, with shortcut buttons built right into the base of the controller to quickly launch into your favorite shows and movies. The Fire TV Stick 4K features support for not just 4K Ultra HD movies and TV shows, but also Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and HDR.

Anker Soundcore Active Noise-Canceling Headphones

Noise-canceling headphones offer the best listening experience as they can intelligently block out the outside sound around you, keeping you immersed in your music, podcasts, and movies. The Anker Soundcore over-the-ear headphones weigh less than most noise-canceling headphones at just 260g and feature an incredible battery life of up to 60 hours of listening on a single charge. There are multiple noise-canceling modes you can choose between depending on the scenario, and a built-in microphone allows you to easily take phone calls without missing a beat.

GIGABYTE A5 X1 – 15.6″ RTX 3070 Gaming Laptop

With $200 Rebate

GIGABYTE A5 X1 – 15.6″ RTX 3070 Gaming Laptop

If gaming on the go is your thing, this GIGABYTE gaming laptop is a fantastic deal right now at $500 off. It features an RTX 3070 laptop GPU paired with an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor and 16GB RAM that should be able to handle just about anything you throw at it. And, with a 240Hz refresh rate 1080p IPS display, your games will look fluid and vibrant from any angle. Make sure to print and send in the rebate form for the full savings.

Apple iPad 10.2″ 256GB

Apple’s latest entry-level iPad is $50 off at Walmart right now and perfect for web browsing, streaming your favorite movies and TV shows, and more. With 256GB of storage, you’ll have plenty of space for all your apps and games. Pair it with an Apple Pencil and keyboard and you’ve got an ultraportable device that’s perfect for work or school.

Batman 4K Film Collection

With The Batman hitting theaters this weekend, it’s a great time to catch up on the Caped Crusader’s early films remastered in stunning 4K. This collection features Michael Keaton’s Batman in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns, Val Kilmer’s Batman in Batman Forever, and George Clooney portraying the Dark Knight in Batman & Robin. There are also some fantastic performances from Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and more.

Acer 27″ 1440p Display with 144Hz

If you’re in need of a new display for your gaming setup, look no further. This 27″ Acer monitor features a 2560 x 1440 WQHD 2K Resolution paired with 144Hz refresh rate for ultra crispy visuals and buttery frames. It supports AMD FreeSync technology and includes three HDMI ports and a DisplayPort input for multiple device support.

HP Victus Laptop

Featuring a large 16.1-inch display, this laptop is the perfect hybrid for work or school and gaming. It’s powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 5600H mobile processor that’s paired with a GTX 1650 laptop GPU to give you great mid-range performance for all of your tasks. A 256GB SSD provides space for your most important files and 8GB RAM lets you multitask across different applications with ease. The HP Victus comes preloaded with Windows 11, so you’re ready to rock with the latest version right out of the box. If you’re looking for more power, it can be customized further to include an AMD Ryzen 7 and RTX 3060 laptop GPU with a 165Hz refresh rate 1440p display.

65″ LG C1 4K OLED Smart Gaming TV

If money isn’t an object, OLED TVs are considered the best TVs you can buy right now. Compared to traditional LED LCD TVs, they offer better image quality, deeper blacks, better contrast ratio, wider color gamut, and super fast response times. They excel at both gaming and viewing 4K HDR content. In terms of general usability, they consume less power and they’re very thin and sit flusher against the wall. Amongst OLED TVs, the LG C1 is oft considered the flag bearer; it’s the one TV that all other OLED TVs are compared against. The LG OLED TV boasts several generations of optimizations under its belt and the latest C1 model is future proofed with technology like HDMI 2.1 (4K @ 120Hz), variable refresh rate, G-SYNC, the newest LG A9 Gen4 processor and a revamped webOS smart TV interface.

Crucial P5 Plus 1TB M.2 SSD

PS5 Compatible

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Crucial P5 Plus 1TB Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD (up to 6600Mbps)

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38% off $174.99

Newegg has dropped the price on the Crucial P5 Plus SSD, making it the cheapest PS5-compatible SSD in our roundup today. Crucial’s newest P5 Plus series PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD meets all the requirements for your PS5 SSD upgrade. It supports transfer speeds of up to 6,660MB/s, well above the 5,000MB/s minimum threshold. No heatsink is included, so add $10 for a cheap heatsink on Amazon.

Newest Apple AirPods for $144.99

The 3rd gen Apple AirPods came out in late 2021 at an MSRP of $179. Today there’s a $35 price drop at Woot. The 3rd gen Apple AirPods improves upon the 2nd gen with a longer battery life, (arguably) better sound, IPX4-rating for sweat resistance, and a MagSafe compatible wireless charging case.

3 Months of Paramount Plus for $3

Halo TV series premieres on March 24 only on Paramount Plus

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3 Months of Paramount Plus for $3

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80% off $15.00

It’s the 1 year anniversary of Paramount Plus (previously known as CBS All-Access). To commemorate this milestone, Paramount is offering new subscribers a discounted rate of $1/mo for the limited ad plan (normally $5) or $2/mo for the ad-free plan (normally $10). Catch up on Paramount exclusive shows and movies like Picard, Star Trek Discovery, and Infinite with Mark Wahlberg. The Paramount exclusive Halo TV series premieres on March 24 as well. This limited time offer ends on March 7.

60% Off Atgames Legends Gamer Mini and Pro Standalone Arcade Consoles

The Atgames Legends Gamer Pro is a wireless arcade control top that also serves as a standalone arcade console (with the included puck) for up to 2 players. Plug the puck in and you get to play over 100 licensed built-in arcade classics without ever having to buy a separate arcade cabinet. Both wireless (Bluetooth) and wired (USB) options are available. Additionally, you can also use it as a controller for your PC, streaming device, or gaming console. The Gamer Mini offers the same experience but for a single player.

10% Off $50 Nintendo eShop Gift Card

Save $5 off any game at the eShop with this digital gift card from Amazon. Use it to pick up Kirby and the Forgotten Land when it releases on March 25 or Triangle Strategy, which releases on March 4. Or you can just hold onto the card and use it during the next eShop sale, since it stacks with instant discounts.

Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3070 PC for $1499.99

Alienware Aurora R10 AMD Ryzen 7 5800 RTX 3070 PC with 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

This is the first time we’ve seen an Alienware Aurora gaming PC equipped with an RTX 3070 priced at under $1500. The RTX 3070 is even more powerful than the previous generation’s fastest video card, the RTX 2080 Ti. This is the card to get if you want to push 144Hz frame rates or ultra high settings (or both) at up to 1440p. It’s powerful enough to handle most 4K gaming as well. It’s paired with some great specs, like a liquid cooled AMD Ryzen 7 5800 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD.

Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 PC for $2199.99

Alienware Aurora R10 AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core RTX 3080 Gaming PC with 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

The RTX 3080 is way more powerful than the previous generation’s best video card, the RTX 2080 Ti, and is the best recommended video card for 4K gaming. The RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3090 are the only cards that are (very slightly) more powerful, but they cost hundreds of dollars more. The RTX 3080 is paired with an AMD Ryzen 9 5900 CPU, which is one of the best processors you can get at the moment, whether it be for gaming or for workstation purposes. It’s been upgraded with liquid cooling as well. The rig is ready to go out of the box with 16GB of DD4-3200MHz RAM and a generously sized 1TB M.2 PCIe NVME SSD. Don’t worry, even the power supply is up to snuff with an ample 1000W rating.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 15″ RTX 3080 Gaming Laptop

ASUS ROG Zephyrus 15″ 2560×1600 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS RTX 3080 Gaming Laptop with 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

For today only, Best Buy is offering this RTX 3080 equipped gaming laptop for only $1899. It’s paired with some pretty outstanding specs, like a 15.6″ 2560×1600 165Hz DCI-P3 IPS display, AMD Ryzen 9 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The RTX 3080 has an 80W TDP rating. It’s also very lightweight for a 15″ gaming laptop, weighing in at only 4.2 pounds.

Arcade1Up The Simpsons Arcade Cabinet

The Simpsons cabinet is a 3:4 replica of the arcade original, making it approximately 4 feet tall. That said, a matching riser is included which raises the height by another 1 foot, giving you the option of both sitting and standing play. Up to 4 players can join in on the classic Simpsons side-scrolling arcade game as Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa. If you don’t have a buddy around to play with, you can hop onto the live WiFi (no subscription required) to play with other remote Arcade1Up players. In addition to the core The Simpsons game, The Simpsons Bowling is also preloaded.

Arcade1Up Mortal Kombat Arcade Cabinet

Starting today at Walmart, the Arcade1Up Mortal Kombat has also dropped in price. Arcade1Up is known for releasing high-quality recreations of your favorite arcade games, and the Mortal Kombat cabinet (or is it Kabinet?) is no exception. In addition to the classic fighting game, the cabinet comes with 11 other games on board. This model doesn’t include a riser.

New Humble Choice PC Bundle: Get Mass Effect Legendary Edition and 7 Other Games for $12

Humble Choice PC Bundle ft Mass Effect Legendary Edition and 7 Other Games

Starting today, you can pick up a copy of Mass Effect Legendary Edition and 7 other PC games for only $11.99. Mass Effect Legendary Edition currently sells for $60 on Steam, so getting that game alone for $12 would already be a fantastic deal. Humble Choice gives you additional perks like access to their Humble Games Collection and up to 20% off Humble Store purchases for the rest of the month. You can cancel your subscription anytime.

85″ Sony X91J 4K Full Array LED Google TV (2021)

Projectors are out. You can score one of Sony’s higher-end full-array LED TVs of 2021 – at a massive size no less – for under $2000. A true (not simulated) 4K projector costs upwards for $4K+ and even at the price it couldn’t touch the image quality like you would on this TV. Compared to a “regular” 65″ TV set, the size difference is huge. An 85″ TV boasts a whopping 70% larger viewing area than a 65″ TV. You definitely won’t get a bigger screen AND amazing image quality for the same price anywhere else right now. It also boasts HDMI 2.1 for 4K @ 120Hz and VRR and it looks good in HDR thanks to its wide color gamut and full array LED backlighting with local dimming.

Logitech G Pro X Superlight Wireless Gaming Mouse

Weighs Only 63 Grams

Logitech G Pro X Superlight Wireless Gaming Mouse

The Logitech G Pro X Superlight is the lightest wireless mouse that Logitech carries. It’s 63 grams of weight is less than most wired mice. As a comparison, the original Logitech G Pro (wireless) weighs 80 grams, the G903 weighs 110 grams, the MX Master 3 weighs 141 grams, and the popular G502 (wired) weighs 121 grams. It features an accurate 25K HERO sensor, five mouse buttons, onboard memory, large PTFE mouse feet, and a click tensioning system.

WD Easystore 5TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

WD Easystore 5TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (BB Exclusive)

This portable hard drive adds more storage to your PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Portable drives are much smaller than their desktop hard drive siblings and require no additional power other than the obligatory USB port.

Mainstays Parson’s Lift-Top Coffee Table

Do you like snacking while gaming? This Mainstays coffee table from Walmart is 50% off today and might just fit your lifestyle. This lift-top coffee table features a top that conveniently rises up and forward, putting your snacks right in front of you. There’s also plenty of space to neatly hide away all of your games, controllers, and accessories when they’re not in use.

Nintendo Switch OLED In & Out of Stock

The newest Nintendo Switch OLED model has been incredibly difficult to find throughout the holiday season. It’s back today on Amazon for a very limited time. This Switch features a larger, more vibrant OLED touchscreen display, an upgrade to the terrible OG kickstand, an ethernet port on the docking station, and of course new Joy-Con colors.

ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1660 Ti Gaming PC

ASUS ROG STRIX AMD Ryzen 5 3600X GTX 1660 Ti Gaming PC with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

Walmart is offering this AMD Ryzen 5 3600X GTX 1660 Ti equipped gaming PC for only $799. The GTX 1660 Ti is still a very capable video card that can handle just about any game at 1080p resolution. You certainly won’t find a more powerful video card for this price.

CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme RTX 3060 Gaming PC

CyberPowerPC Intel Core i5-11600KF RTX 3060 Gaming PC with 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD

Currently this is one of the least expensive RTX 3060 gaming rigs we can find. It’s sold and shipped by Amazon direct (not a 3rd party vendor). Although the ship date is a little while off in early April, there are reports of some people getting it much earlier. The low price tag might imply that the RTX 3060 is not up to snuff, but nothing could be further from the truth. The RTX 3060 is about 20% faster than the RTX 2060 SUPER and is on par with the RTX 2070. That means it handles 1080p gaming beautifully and has the chops to take on 1440p and VR.

RTX 30 Series Video Card Bundles at Newegg

If you prefer to build your own gaming PC instead and you absolutely cannot wait any longer for an RTX series video card, check out these combo bundles at Newegg. Pick up an RTX 3060, RTX 3070, or RTX 3080 video card bundled with a motherboard, SSD, RAM, computer case, or PSU. You’ll get a lot more value than spending the same amount (or more) on just the video card alone from a scalper on eBay.

$39.99 or Less Nintendo Switch Games

Save 33% off select Nintendo Switch titles from Gamestop and Walmart. These include popular and well-rated games like Fire Emblem Three Houses, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. It’s a great chance to build out your Switch library, especially if you’re one of the many who picked up a brand new Switch console over Black Friday or the holiday season.

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It Takes Two Chinese Zen-Based Hygon C86 3185 CPUs To Beat A Single AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Chip

YouTuber EJ Hardware, a Chinese tech enthusiast, recently ran benchmarks on two Hygon C86 3185 CPUs, which are not available outside of Chinese markets, versus the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X to see the performance of the two different companies. Hygon, a company who partially owned by AMD since 2016 through separate business ventures. This alliance with AMD allowed Hygon to access and obtain both the x86 and SoC IP licenses from AMD to create and manufacture chips sold in their perspective markets, mainly in the Eastern territory.

Hygon’s C86 technology is a combination of 14nm server and mainstream processors. This process allows for chips to have anywhere between four to 32 Zen-based cores. Because of the combination of Hygon and AMD’s technological advances, the C86 CPUs are identical to the AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors. It is even said that the chips can be placed into AM4 and SP3 sockets due to their design, even with some soldering to the motherboard involved in the process.

Processor Cores / Threads Base / Boost Clock (GHz) L2 / L3 Cache (MB) TDP (W) Microarchitecture Lithography
Ryzen 5 5600X 6 / 12 3.7 / 4.6 3 / 32 65 Zen 3 7nm
Ryzen 7 1700X 8 / 16 3.4 / 3.8 4 / 16 95 Zen 14nm
C86 3185 8 / 16 2.0 / 3.4 4 / 16 95 Zen 14nm

With the launch of the Hygon C86 3185 in 2020, it showcased a total of eight first-generation Zen-based cores utilizing simultaneous multithreading (SMT). The base clock for the Hygon CPU is 2GHz and can be boosted as high as 3.4GHz. Onboard is 4MBs of L2 cache, but also 16MBs of L3 cache. In essence, the chip’s design is identical on almost every aspect of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. It also has a lot of similarities in design with the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X, which was used in the examples in EJ Hardware’s video. Both CPUs share 95W TDP levels, but what is amazing is the Hygon C86 3185 has a 70W power consumption, which is why the Ryzen 7 1700X would essentially be more efficient.

Tom’s Hardware speculates that the YouTuber used the Hygon CPUs on a W550-H30 workstation. The workstation offered two separate C86 3185 models, adding up to sixteen first-gen Zen-based cores. While the Ryzen 5 5600X utilizes six first-gen Zen 3 cores, a 7nm microarchitecture, and processes a 3.7GHz base clock and boosts as high as 4.6GHz, it also carries 2x the L3 cache as the Hygon C86 3185 but produces a TDP that is 30W lower than the Hygon chip.

Since EJ Hardware appears to be utilizing a server-style motherboard for her tests, the frequency of memory is only capable of using DDR4-1866. Using that particular memory performs slightly below average in the process. Tom’s Hardware also points out that due to the chips having to be soldered to the motherboard used, she was incapable of placing them in a more adequate motherboard, such as the B450 family.

Her results of the benchmark showed that the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X produced 97% and 135% higher performance on the single-core tests than the Hygon chips in both Cinebench R2
and R23 tests. However, when running the Cinebench R20 and R23 multi-core tests, the Hygon CPUs performed much better than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X by 12% and 13%, respectively. The PCMark 10 test was the least surprising result, showing AMD’s Ryzen 5 chip outperforming the two Hygon chips by a wide margin of 59 percent.

Processor Cinebench R20 Single-Core Cinebench R20 Multi-Core Cinebench R23 Single-Core Cinebench R23 Multi-Core Blender (BMW Scene) x264 HD Benchmark PCMark 10
Ryzen 5 5600X 598 4,536 1,536 11,717 3:33.06 60.5 12,089
C86 3185 x 2 304 5,065 655 13,214 2:44.65 40.5 7,618

With the gaming tests, EJ Hardware’s tests showed decent performance, as long as they were used in a two-fold configuration. Combining an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, the CPUs produced 1080p frame rates utilizing a 4K resolution. The only game that the Hygon chips did not produce well with was Cyberpunk 2077.

Essentially, EJ Hardware proved that the Zen 3-based Ryzen 5 5600X is highly efficient with smaller core and thread counts and a less power-hungry TDP number. It is said that two Ryzen 7 1700X CPUs are the only real way of overpowering and producing better results than one Ryzen 5 5600X while performing in workloads consisting of multi-threading. However, the single-threaded results from her tests do prove that the Zen first-gen outperformed the Zen 3 performance. Regardless of performance, China’s focus is more on self-sufficient technology than high-performing processors.



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Alleged Intel Core i5-12600K Alder Lake CPU Benchmark Shows 50% Higher Multi-Threaded Performance Versus AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

An alleged benchmark of Intel’s Core i5-12600K Alder Lake CPU has popped up which shows a 50% multi-threaded performance increase over AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600X.

Intel Core i5-12600K Alder Lake CPU Up To 50% Faster Than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X In Alleged Benchmark, Faster Than 5800X & 11900K Too

The performance benchmark shows the Intel Core i5-12600K running on an unknown platform, probably a Z690 system with DDR5 memory, at stock configuration. Before we get into the core benchmarks, let’s take a quick recap of the specifications for the Core i5 Alder Lake chip.

MSI MEG Z690 Motherboards To Feature ‘CPU Force 2’ BIOS Overclocking Diagnostic Tool For Intel Alder Lake CPUs

Intel Core i5-12600K 10 Core / 16 Thread Desktop CPU

The Intel Core i5-12600K will be the entry-level unlocked chip within the 12th Gen line. The CPU will carry 6 Golden Cove and 4 Gracemont cores for a total of 10 cores (6+4) & 16 threads (12+4). The P-cores (Golden Cove) will operate at a maximum boost frequency of up to 4.9 GHz with 1-2 active cores and 4.5 GHz with all-cores active while the E-cores (Gracemont) will operate at 3.6 GHz across 1-4 cores & up to 3.4 GHz when all cores are loaded. The CPU will feature 20 MB of L3 cache and TDP values are maintained at 125W (PL1) and 228W (PL2).

Intel’s Core i5-12600K Alder Lake CPU shows a massive performance increase over the Ryzen 5 5600X and even exceeds the Ryzen 7 5800X & Core i9-11900K. (Image Credits: HXL)

The performance benchmarks show the Intel Core i5-12600K blasting up the single-core test with a score of 746.2 points and the multi-core test with 7058.1 points. This puts the Core i5 Alder Lake at a massive 50% lead over the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and even faster than AMD’s 8 core and 16 thread Ryzen 7 5800X which is very impressive. Versus the leaked Core i5-12400 benchmarks, the Core i5-12600K offers a 44% increase in multi-threaded performance which means that those E-cores are being used properly plus the higher clock speeds really push the performance even further.

The Intel Core i5-12600K beats the Rocket Lake flagship, the Core i9-11900K, with ease and it shows that Intel is seriously going to give AMD a tough time in the mainstream segment if these numbers are to be believed. We are just a few weeks away from the NDA lift and the Core i5-12600K is going to be one chip that many consumers, especially gamers, are going to be interested in.

Intel Core i9-12900K Alder Lake CPUs Being Sold & Shipped To Customers Weeks Before Launch For $610 US

Intel Core i5 Desktop CPU Generational Comparison

CPU Name Core i5-12600K Core i5-11600K Core i5-10600K Core i5-9600K Core i5-8600K Core i5-7600K Core i5-6600K
Family 12th Gen Alder Lake 11th Gen Rocket Lake 10th Gen Comet Lake 9th Gen Coffee Lake 8th Gen Coffee Lake 7th Gen Kaby Lake 6th Gen Skylake
Architecture Golden Cove (P-Core)
Gracemont (E-Core)
Cypress Cove Skylake Skylake Skylake Skylake Skylake
Process Node Intel 7 (10nm ESF) 14nm 14nm 14nm 14nm 14nm 14nm
CPU Cores 10 (6+4) 6 6 6 6 4 4
CPU Threads 16 (12+4) 12 12 6 6 4 4
Base Clock 3.70 GHz (P-Core)
2.80 GHz (E-Core)
3.90 GHz 4.10 GHz 3.70 GHz 3.60 GHz 3.90 GHz 3.50 GHz
Boost Clock 4.90 GHz (P-Core)
3.60 GHz (E-Core)
4.90 GHz 4.80 GHz 4.60 GHz 4.30 GHz 4.20 GHz 3.90 GHz
Cache 20 MB L3 12 MB L3 12 MB L3 9 MB L3 9 MB L3 6 MB L3 6 MB L3
TDP (PL1) 95W 95W 95W 95W 95W 91W 91W
Price $262? $262 $262 $262 $257 $257 $242
Launch 2021 2021 2020 2018 2017 2017 2015

So we know that the performance should match or surpass the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X but what’s the pricing going to be like. It is stated that the Core i5-12600K should follow the pricing of the previous Intel Core i5 chips. If we look at the historical pricing of Intel’s Core i5 CPUs starting with 7th Gen & up till the recent 11th Gen Rocket Lake parts, you will see that the MSRP has remained within the $260-$270 US price range. Intel is unlikely to change the pricing model of Core i5 CPUs with its 12th Gen processors so if that’s the case, we will be looking at the Core i5-12600K at around $260 US. It should also be noted that a ‘KF’ variant would also be introduced that could retail around $25-$30 US lower, bringing the overall pricing down to the $235-$245 range.

Now think about it this way, you are essentially getting slightly better performance than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, a $400 US+ chip, in a processor that costs $30 US lower than the Ryzen 5 5600X. It sounds like an absolutely phenomenal deal. Obviously, there are a few drawbacks which include investing in a brand new platform and migrating to a new OS platform (Windows 11 in this case) which would raise the cost and effort but if you set your mind aside from these short-term concerns, the Core i5-12600K could end up serving you far better performance at an insane value proposition. Furthermore, it is also stated that owing to the 12600K being segmented in the Core i5 lineup, its power consumption and thermals won’t be as rampant as the high-end models.

News Sources: HXL , TUM_APISAK



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