Intel · Released Oct 2021
Core i9-12900K Review
Alder Lake · 16C/24T · 125 W · LGA1700
Intel Core i9-12900K — the Alder Lake chip with 16 cores on LGA1700.
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Specdex Score
84
/ 100
single 86
multi 84
gaming 83
Pros
- +Strong per-core performance
- +Hybrid P/E cores (12th gen+)
- +Wide platform availability
Cons
- −Power draw on top SKUs
- −Frequent socket changes
- −Arrow Lake gaming regressions
Full score breakdown
single 86
multi 84
gaming 83
efficiency 78
Specifications
Architecture
Alder Lake
Cores
16
Threads
24
TDP
125 W
Socket
LGA1700
Release year
2021