מעבדReleased 2021MainstreamIntel LGA1700 platform
Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel Core i9-12900K is a 16-core Intel processor on the Intel LGA1700 platform. Its gaming index is 132 and its heavy-work index is 196, where a Ryzen 5 7600 class chip is about 120. It is a balanced chip for gaming and everyday work.
Catalog Ref: ₪1,750Open comparison
What is good about it
- 16 cores · renders, code builds and long video exports finish much faster
What to know before buying
- No cooler in the box · budget for one
- 125W under load · needs a real tower cooler or liquid cooling
- LGA1700 is at the end of its life · a future CPU upgrade means a new motherboard too
Best for
rendering, video editing and compiling
Socket LGA1700 · planning price ₪1,750.
Buy it if
16 cores · renders, code builds and long video exports finish much faster
Skip it if
No cooler in the box · budget for one
CPU buying guide
How to choose a processor
For gaming, buy enough CPU to keep your target FPS stable and move the remaining budget to the GPU. Add cores when rendering, compiling, streaming or heavy multitasking genuinely benefits from them.
Read the full buying guideSpecifications
- Released
- 2021
- Gaming index
- 132
- Multi-core index
- 196
- Cores
- 16
- Power draw
- 125W
- Planning price
- ₪1,750
