Intel Core i9-12900KS

Intel Core i9-12900KS 12th Gen 16 Cores (8P+8E) 24 thread 5.5 GHz Turbo Socket LGA1700 Unlocked BX8071512900KS

Intel Core i9-12900KS 12th Gen 16 Cores (8P+8E) 24 thread 5.5 GHz Turbo Socket LGA1700 Unlocked BX8071512900KS

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  • Intel Alder Lake Processor Base Power: 150W
  • Maximum Turbo Power: 241W
  • 30MB L3 Cache
  • 14MB L2 Cache
  • Intel UHD Graphics 770

Specifications Overview

Model BX8071512900KS
Release Date April 2022

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Series Core i9 12th Gen
Core Name Alder Lake
Socket LGA1700
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770
CPU Cores 16
CPU Threads 24
CPU Clock Rate 3400 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 5500 MHz
Efficiency Core Clock Rate 2500 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Clock Rate 4000 MHz
TDP 150 W
CPU Cooler included No
Manufacturing Process 10 nm
Maximum Supported Memory 128 GB
Cache L3 30 MB

Intel Core i9-12900KS Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i9-13900 (27th)
107%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 (28th)
107%
Intel Core i9-14900 (29th)
106%
Intel Core i7-13700KF (30th)
106%
Intel Core i9-13900T (31st)
104%
Intel Core i7-14700 (32nd)
104%
Intel Core i7-14700F (33rd)
101%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (34th)
101%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (35th)
101%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (36th)
101%
Intel Core i9-12900KS (37th)
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (38th)
98%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (39th)
97%
Intel Core i5-14500 (40th)
94%
Intel Core i9-12900K (41st)
92%
Intel Core i5-13600 (42nd)
92%
Intel Core i7-13700F (43rd)
91%
Intel Core i7-13700 (44th)
89%
Intel Core i9-12900KF (45th)
89%
Intel Core i5-13500 (46th)
86%
Intel Core i5-14400 (47th)
85%

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Expert reviews

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It comes at a price, but the Intel Core i9-12900KS "Alder Lake" processor is the best CPU currently available on Intel's 600 series platform.

70

Core i9-12900KS has blazing performance but mainly demonstrates how Intel desperately needs to improve power draw and efficiency.


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