Our picks of the best motherboards for the 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K processor. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Since i jumped from an I5 4590S which was only a four core processor ... as I do regret spending the additional 100 on this i7 over the i5 12600k for cores that I don't need.

In any case, these chips are fine for doing basic tasks one at a time and are typically paired with 4GB of Ram. Intel has rebranded its Core i3 (and i5 and i7) line-up, ditching the iconic 'i' it's ...