Intel Core i9-12900 12th Gen Alder Lake Processor

Intel Core i9-12900 12th Gen Alder Lake Processor

The Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900 Alder Lake Processor comes with 2.40 GHz up to 5.10 GHz clock speed, 16 cores, and 24 threads. This new 12th gen Alder Lake Processor is manufactured with 10nm Lithography. The packaging on the Intel Core i9-12900 box is very fancy and chip. And also comes packed within two circular containers which resemble a CPU wafer and opening these up will reveal the chip itself inside its plastic clamshell case. Intel’s Core i9-12900 processor comes with integrated Intel UHD 770 Graphics and includes an Intel Laminar RH1 thermal solution.)

Core Benefits of the Processor

Intel 10th Generation i9-12900 Processor featured with a base frequency of 2.40 GHz that can be reached as max turbo frequency at 5.10 GHz. It supports up to four PCIe 4.0 and sixteen PCIe 5.0 lanes, delivering 20 lanes in total for exceptional data throughput with compatible devices. This 12th Gen Core i9 comes with Mobo Socket FCLGA1700, 64 Bit Width, 2 Memory Channels with Maximum memory 128GB capacity, it has Performance-core Base Frequency 2.40 GHz, Efficient-core Base Frequency 1.80 GHz. This Core i9 12th Gen processor has few expansion options. This Intel Core i9 12900 12th Gen Processor also supports Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s and Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s memory

Advanced Facilities from Corei9-12900

This processor supports with Max Resolution (HDMI)‡ 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz, Max Resolution (DP)‡ 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz. Driven by Intel Xe architecture, the integrated Intel UHD 770 Graphics delivers fast. Gaussian and Neural Accelerator 3.0 (GNA) technology helps with noise suppression while enhancing background blurring during video chats. The upper speeds will be achieved only when TVB (Thermal Velocity Boost) has been activated so normal boost speeds might be a little lower.

Intel Core i9-12900 12th Gen Alder Lake Reviews

Intel released three high-end over clock able K-series models today, along with their graphics-less KF counterparts that are slightly less expensive. The P-cores are hyper-threaded, while the E-cores only have a single thread, leading to what we would normally consider as non-standard thread counts. As a result, the chips stretch from a 10-core 16-thread Core i5-12600K up to the 16-core 24-thread Core i9-12900K.

The hybrid design is old hat for Arm processors, but it’s groundbreaking for the desktop PC. Unfortunately, that comes with some baggage. The new heterogeneous design requires special accommodations to unlock the best performance: High-priority tasks execute best on the P-cores, while the background and threaded workloads should run on the E-cores. That requires operating system intervention.

The Alder Lake chips work with both newer and older versions of Windows, but Windows 11 unlocks the best of Alder Lake because it supports Intel’s new Thread Director. The tech provides the operating system with information that assists in assigning work to the correct cores. Alder Lake’s performance is still competitive in Windows 10, but you might encounter wayward performance and/or variability, meaning some workloads will be slower at times due to unoptimized thread scheduling. We have plenty of evidence of that in our tests below.

Intel’s chips are competitively priced, but PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 are also significant cost-adders for motherboards. All signs point to DDR5 kits being expensive in the early days, so it’s good that some motherboards support the more affordable DDR4.

You’ll also need a new motherboard for an Alder Lake chip, and for now, Z690 boards are the only option on the menu (lower-end B- and H-Series boards won’t come until later). According to our tests, most users will be fine with DDR4-equipped motherboards (especially if you’re sticking with Windows 10), but that restricts you to lower-end Z-Series motherboards. Either way, you’ll pay a hefty platform premium to access Alder Lake’s leading gaming performance, at least until B- and H-series motherboards arrive.

Alder Lake takes the lead over Ryzen in most workloads, but it isn’t a slam dunk in every regard — we ran into several odd performance trends with Windows 10, and a few programs even refused to run correctly. We do expect those issues to be fixed sooner rather than later, though, as the industry adapts to the hybrid architecture.

Conversely, Alder Lake is incredibly impressive in Windows 11 and takes the lead over AMD in gaming and performance in most types of workloads. Overall, the Intel Core i5-12600K is now the best gaming CPU on the market, while the Intel Core i9-12900K slots in as the best high-end processor for mainstream platforms.

We have plenty of testing with both Windows 10 and 11 below, not to mention DDR4 vs. DDR5, as we take a closer look at the next chapter in the AMD vs Intel rivalry. We’ve also included in-depth overclocking testing, which unearthed the biggest gains we’ve seen from recent Intel chip generations — we certainly haven’t seen double-digit percentage increases in gaming performance from overclocking in several chip generations.

The latest Intel Core i9-12900 12th Gen Alder Lake Processor comes with 03 years warranty (No Warranty for Fan or Cooler).