Intel has finally unveiled its latest line of 12th generation Alder Lake chips, starting with six unlocked desktop processors. Among them is the flagship Core i9-12900K chip, which is touted to be the “world’s best gaming processor.”
The Alder Lake chips are the first to feature Intel’s new hybrid architecture, which combines high performance “P-cores” with more efficient “E-cores.” In the case of the Core i9-12900K, it comes with 16 cores (eight P-cores and another eight E-cores) with 24 threads. It also has peak clock speeds of up to 5.2GHz.
Chips | Cores (P+E,T) | P-Core Base | P-Core Turbo | E-Core Base | E-Core Turbo | Integrated Graphics |
i9-12900K | 8+8/24 | 3.2GHz | 5.1GHz | 2.4GHz | 3.9GHz | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
i9-12900KF | 8+8/24 | 3.2GHz | 5.1GHz | 2.4GHz | 3.9GHz | None |
i7-12700K | 8+4/20 | 3.6GHz | 4.9GHz | 2.7GHz | 3.8GHz | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
i7-12700KF | 8+4/20 | 3.6GHz | 4.9GHz | 2.7GHz | 3.8GHz | None |
i5-12600K | 6+4/16 | 3.7GHz | 4.9GHz | 2.8GHz | 3.6GHz | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
i5-12600KF | 6+4/16 | 3.7GHz | 4.9GHz | 2.8GHz | 3.6GHz | None |
If you’re thinking of getting these new 12th gen Intel chips, do note that you will need a new motherboard; more specifically, those with Intel’s just-announced Z690 chipset. It adds on a number of modern features such as WiFi 6E support and faster USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 data transfer.
These six new 12th generation Intel Alder Lake chips for desktop will be available for purchase from 4 November onwards. Consumers can also expect the mobile version of Alder Lake processors in early 2022 next year.
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