Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Processor
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03/23/2023
SummaryIntel Core i5-12400F, Core i7-12700, Core i5-13400, Core i7-13700 and Core i7-13700K compared, provided by SchenkerRegardless of whether you are looking at an Alder Lake S or a Raptor Lake S CPU, all the processors we tested held up pretty well. However...
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04/05/2022
SummaryTrying to figure out the best CPU for your next PC upgrade or DIY build? With apologies to Robert Frost, it's the classic two roads that parted in the wood—if the wood were a shopping-results page at Newegg or Amazon, and the road kept dividing endlessly...
pcmag.com
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12/27/2021
SummaryIntel was never going to be without its performance crown for long, so with approriate pomp and ceremony Jacob Ridley introduces the new CPU king. Read our Intel Core i9 12900K Review.Meet Alder Lake, Intel's all-new 12th gen processor architecture. It'...
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12/20/2021
SummaryOne of the much requested Linux benchmarks since the debut of Intel Alder Lake last month has been for seeing the Core i9 12900K in different core configurations with its mix of P and E cores. Now that the Linux kernel activity has begun settling down aro...
phoronix.com -
12/05/2021
SummaryThe Intel Core i9-12900K is the fastest gaming processor on the planet while the Core i5-12600K offers unprecedented gaming performance at its price point. Whip in superior pricing and excellent performance in all other types of workloads, and both Alder...
tomshardware.com -
11/30/2021
SummarySince Techgage launched over fifteen-years-ago, we've used and thoroughly benchmarked every Intel CPU generation to come along. After a while, things admittedly became a little boring, as we were simply not seeing the kind of gains from gen-to-gen that we...
techgage.comProsIntel's 12thgen is superfast, both in singleand multithread scenarios, We saw great performance from both tested chips in encoding and rendering tests, The Core i912900K beat out AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X more often than not in our tests, Intel's genovergen imp...
ConsPower consumption at load is a lot higher than the respective AMD competition, The higherend 12thgen SKUs will require really good cooling, Windows 11 is required for ideal performance. Windows 10 and Linux will improve over time
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11/25/2021
SummaryCore i9 12900K (DDR4 3600 CL16) vs. (DDR5 5200 C40) perf review 8x BIG and 8x Little and then a memory choiceIt was only recently that Intel debuted an Alder Lake-based CPU, the Core i9 12900K, and the platform is prepared for the future with its tremendo...
guru3d.com -
11/08/2021
SummaryWith all of the testing out of the way, we can finally sit back and look a little more at the overall picture with both the i9-12900K and the i5-12600K. I mentioned it earlier but Adler Lake or what is now officially the 12th Gen Core CPUs was a huge...
lanoc.org -
11/04/2021
SummarySuffice to say, Intel's new 12th Generation Core family has added more variables to the mix than a traditional processor launch. The combination of different types of core, coming at a time where a new operating system has just been launched, but also at...
anandtech.com -
11/04/2021
SummaryAfter many months of speculation, an early glimpse into the hybrid Alder Lake architecture in August, and an official line-up and feature reveal last week, Intel's 12th Gen Core processors are finally ready for prime time. The time for innuendo and specul...
hothardware.comProsExcellent Single Threaded Performance, Strong MultiThreaded Performance, CuttingEdge Platform, 16 PCIe Gen 5 Lanes Of The CPU, Competitive CPU Pricing, Increased Core Counts Up And Down The Stack
ConsPremium Priced Motherboards And DDR5 RAM, Relatively High Power Consumption At The Top End
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11/04/2021
SummaryWe think it's fair to say that the 11th Generation of Intel CPUs was a bit of an aberration in their history. When you think back to famous processors in the past they are, almost without exception, Intel models. The 486, E8400, i7-920, Core i5-2500K, Cor...
overclock3d.net -
11/04/2021
SummaryWithout further delay, we can finally introduce Intel's newest process node, Intel 7, for mainstream consumers. Intel has had a rocky road transitioning from their 14 nm process and is introducing a CPU with significant changes. The Intel i9-12900K and i5...
overclockers.com -
11/04/2021
SummaryThe Core i9 12900K is an enthusiast processor built for boasting. It offers the highest gaming frame rates in most titles and its clever new architecture and cutting-edge features provide multithreaded performance on tap. If you're building a super high-e...
pcgamer.comProsIncredible single
ConsSome games don't play nicely with Alder Lake yet, High power consumption, Potentially high platform costs at launch
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11/04/2021
SummaryThe Falcon Northwest Talon we looked at today is an absolute beast, and is an example of what one can accomplish with a cost-no-object build. Very few people will spend close to $7k on a computer (though it would make a pretty compelling professional work...
pcper.com -
11/04/2021
SummaryWe must admit that when we heard about the 12th generation Intel Core-I's were just around the corner we were rather… puzzled as it has been less than a year since 11th gen landed… but mainly excited. Then we remembered how Alder Lake would be a combinati...
realhardwarereviews.com -
11/04/2021
SummaryStarting with the top-of-the-line Core i9-12900K CPU, we can finally show you how Intel's new 12th generation Alder Lake processor architecture performs. The chip is priced at $650, which means Intel has positioned their new flagship desktop CPU squarely...
techspot.com -
11/04/2021
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