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ARK has no ECC Memory Supported row, so ECC support is left out.","cpu_socket":"Sockets Supported: FCLGA1700. Stored without the FC prefix.","cpu_pcie_lanes":"PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0, Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20, configurations up to 1x16+4 and 2x8+4. The Gen 5 and Gen 4 split comes from Intel's product brief."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134590/intel-core-i512600kf-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz/ordering.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Ordering codes: BX8071512600KF (box, spec code SRL4U), BXC8071512600KF (China box, SRL4U) and CM8071504555228 (tray, SRL4U), all stepping C0, package FC-LGA16A.","variants":"Box, China box and tray ordering codes from the ordering table. The ordering tab now shows $300 for the box and $290 for the tray. Those are not Intel's launch prices and are not stored. The box is stored with its barcode."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/134590/intel-core-i512600kf-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz/compatible.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["compatible_chipsets"],"notes":{"compatible_chipsets":"Compatible tab lists the Intel B760, H770, Z790, W680, Q670, H610, H670, B660 and Z690 chipsets, in the 700 and 600 Series."}},{"url":"https://download.intel.com/newsroom/2021/client-computing/12th-gen-processor-product-brief.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["spec_sheet_url","cpu_pcie_lanes","cpu_unlocked","has_integrated_gpu"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"12th Gen Intel Core desktop processors product brief. Its comparison table has one column for the i5-12600K and i5-12600KF together.","cpu_pcie_lanes":"Comparison table: CPU PCIe 5.0 lanes 16 and CPU PCIe 4.0 lanes 4 for the i5-12600K and i5-12600KF. Together they match the 20 lanes on ARK.","cpu_unlocked":"Comparison table: Processor P-core/E-core/Graphics/Memory Overclocking is Yes for the i5-12600K and i5-12600KF.","has_integrated_gpu":"Footnote 4 of the comparison table: processor names with an F suffix do not have processor graphics and require a discrete graphics solution. The i5-12600KF is in the same column as the i5-12600K and its ARK page has no graphics rows. The box reads Discrete Graphics Required."}},{"url":"https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1506/intel-unveils-12th-gen-intel-core-launches-worlds-best","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","release_date","series"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Intel release of 27 October 2021: the 12th Gen Intel Core family and its unlocked desktop processors were introduced that day. The release's SKU table lists the i5-12600KF with no integrated graphics.","release_date":"The release says pre-orders opened on 27 October 2021 and broad availability started on 4 November 2021. ARK Launch Date Q4'21. Tech Advisor, 12 November 2021, says the first batch including this chip was released on 4 November.","series":"Intel's release names the 12th Gen Intel Core desktop processors. ARK lists the Product Collection as 12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors. Stored as Core 12th Gen."}},{"url":"https://www.techadvisor.com/article/745081/where-to-buy-intel-12th-gen-alder-lake-cpus.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Tech Advisor, 12 November 2021, lists the Core i5-12600KF at $264 and the i5-12600K at $289 and says these are Intel's recommended prices in the US. Intel's launch release states unlocked prices start at $264. US dollars, excluding tax."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000024255/processors.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Intel's warranty policy: Intel generally offers a three-year limited warranty with boxed processors. The two-year extension table covers 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors only and does not name the i5-12600KF. Tray processors are covered through the seller. Global terms with consumer-law exceptions outside the US."}},{"url":"https://www.buildcores.com/products/CPU/l3zw9p9i9/Intel-Core-i5-12600KF","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["cooler_included"],"notes":{"cooler_included":"BuildCores lists Cooler Included: No for the boxed BX8071512600KF. Intel's Laminar RM1 article names the i5-12600 and i5-12500 among 12th Gen boxes with a cooler, and does not name the i5-12600K or i5-12600KF. Retailer listings title the box as without cooler. The tray has none."}},{"url":"https://shop.acxent.it/intel-core-i5-12600kf-370ghz+d-111551---en.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Acxent lists MPN BX8071512600KF with EAN 0735858499057, which is UPC 735858499057. BuildCores lists another UPC, 675901979160, and two more EANs. Those are not stored because only the Intel UPC is confirmed by a shop page that names the box code. The tray and China box versions have no GTIN."}}],"fields_filled":40,"updated":"2026-10-15"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}