Intel® Core™ i9-12900KS Processor
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07/29/2022
SummarySummarizing this review, the Core i9-12900KS is a very fast chip when it comes strict to performance. But overall we find it something of a mixed bag, and perhaps foolishy, we expected a little more.The Core i9-12900KS has a 1K per unit price of $739 but...
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06/28/2022
SummaryOver the last few generations of its mainstream desktop processors, Intel has released “Special Edition” models, which are functionally similar to that generation's flagship CPU, but with goosed clock speeds to boost performance. The same is true of the A...
hothardware.comProsBest In Class Performance, Excels In Variety Of Workloads, High Responsiveness / Low Latency, Feature Rich Platform
ConsPrice Premium, Relatively High Power Consumption
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05/25/2022
SummaryIntel certainly has been on a roll lately. 10nm Intel 7 node manufacturing process (finally) in full swing. 12th Generation Core I-series (with its paradigm shifting Big.Little hybrid approach to mainstream processor design) selling as fast as they hit re...
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04/21/2022
SummaryWith Silicon Lottery shutting down, at least Intel is offering its own hyper expensive bin sorted chips. And that's about the most positive thing I can say about this just about fastest gaming CPU around...
pcgamer.comProsFastest gaming CPU
ConsUnnecessarily more expensive than the 12900K, Just a binsorted chip, Draws a huge amount of power as standard
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04/13/2022
SummaryIt seems to be the month for slightly refined versions of already existing products. We've only just looked at the Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti which was an RTX 3090 with a slight boost to the clock speeds and a little more hardware under the hood. That product, th...
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04/05/2022
SummaryThe Core i9-12900KS is a new, but also not that new CPU from Intel. We reviewed the 12900K when it was released about six months ago and were very impressed with its performance. It was a great showcase for the Alder Lake architecture, though it was a hot...
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Retail prices reported as of 26 Sep 2023 19:18:22 GMT