The i5-12500 is a locked Cpu what's the point of getting a Z series Motherboard?
12400f sells for 12k-13k and 12500 is going for 19.5k ish why would you pay extra 6k for like 4-8% gains.
And 12600k sells for 23k having a Z series motherboard would make sense here.
But then the 7600x sells for...