Intel's Core i5-12600K is more than good enough for PC gaming

[Windows Central]

Best answer: The Intel Core i5-12600K is a brilliant processor for gaming. Rocking 10 physical hybrid cores and 16 threads, this CPU is more than powerful enough for the latest GPUs and PC games.
[h=3]Intel Core i5-12600K is great for gaming[/h]Most modern games don't require countless cores and threads. So long as you have at least 4 physical cores with double the number of threads, you're usually good to go. Intel made some serious improvements to the Intel Core i5-12600K compared to its predecessor, including a new manufacturing process, 4 more physical cores, and DDR5 support.

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