SeekerIntel Core i9-12900K
The Core i9-12900K is Intel's first truly innovative high-end desktop CPU in years, showing great potential in its performance/efficiency mixed-core design and support for DDR5 memory. Just expect a high initial cost of adoption—and, perhaps, some PC-gaming growing pains.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- Built for the Next Generation of Gaming. Game and multitask without compromise powered by Intel’s performance hybrid architecture on an unlocked processor.
- Integrated Intel UHD 770 Graphics
- Compatible with Intel 600 series and 700 series chipset-based motherboards
- The processor features Socket LGA-1700 socket for installation on the PCB
- 30 MB of L3 cache memory provides excellent hit rate in short access time enabling improved system performance
- 10 nm enables improved performance per watt and micro architecture makes it power-efficient
- Intel 7 Architecture enables improved performance per watt and micro architecture makes it power-efficient
PROS
+ Outright benchmark wins across many different runs
+ Z690 platform comes with support for DDR5, depending on the motherboard
+ Priced aggressively versus AMD
+ Numerous overclocking features
CONS
- Requires new motherboard
- High cost of adoption for peak performance
- At the moment, not compatible with some games that use Denuvo DRM protection
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on November 04, 2021
The Core i9-12900K is Intel's first truly innovative high-end desktop CPU in years, showing great potential in its performance/efficiency mixed-core design and support for DDR5 memory. Just expect a high initial cost of adoption—and, perhaps, some PC-gaming growing pains.
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By TrustedReviews on November 04, 2021
The Intel Core i9-12900K is an outstanding high-end CPU, with Intel offering typically high single-core speeds while also seeing a major boost to multi-threaded workloads to challenge AMD’s Ryzen range. Top it off with superb future-proofing by way of PCIe 5.0 and DDR5, and you have a fantastic chip that offers excellent jack-of-all-trades performance.
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By PCWorld on November 08, 2021
After a long absence, Intel’s 12th-gen Core i9-12900K and its hybrid design puts Intel back on top in desktop CPUs while offering next-generation technology and a big surprise: relatively good value over Ryzen.
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By The Verge on November 04, 2021
Intel’s new flagship processor beats the AMD competition, and you don’t even need Windows 11 for it. The Intel Core i9-12900K is a big improvement over its predecessor.
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