SeekerIntel Core i9-12900KS
Its higher clock speeds give Intel's Core i9-12900KS a solid performance boost over the Core i9-12900K in some scenarios, but its steep price and hot-running tendencies hold it back.
-- 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
- 14 MB L2 + 30 MB L3 cache memory provides excellent hit rate in short access time enabling improved system performance
PROS
+ Faster clocks than "ordinary" Core i9-12900K, including 5.5GHz peak on two cores
+ 16-core design
+ Integrated graphics, unlike competing Ryzen 9s
+ Nifty collectors' tin
CONS
- Runs very hot
- Big price premium over Core i9-12900K for modest gains
- Demands robust, high-end cooling
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By PCMag on June 15, 2022
Its higher clock speeds give Intel's Core i9-12900KS a solid performance boost over the Core i9-12900K in some scenarios, but its steep price and hot-running tendencies hold it back.
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