Today, Intel announced the full details and availability of what the company claims is the world’s fastest desktop processor: the Intel Core i9-12900KS. Aimed at enthusiasts, creators and gamers, it has a maximum turbo frequency of 5.5GHz and features Intel Thermal Boost Technology and Intel Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT).
Compared with the newly released i9-12900KS, the i9-12900K launched in October last year can only reach 5.3GHz. The Intel Core i9-12900KS will be available at global retailers on April 5th and is priced at $739 globally. The i9-12900K was priced at $589 at launch.
The unlocked i9-12900KS has 16 cores (eight performance cores and eight effective cores) and 24 threads. It has 30MB Intel Smart Cache, PCIe Gen 5.0 and 4.0 support, and a 150W processor base. The chipset will be compatible with the current Z690 but the company recommends flashing the BIOS for the best experience. Supports speeds of up to 4800Mbps in DDR5 and 3200Mbps in DDR5. in DDR4.
“Intel continues to push the envelope for desktop gaming with the new 12th Generation Intel Core i9-12900KS processor. Based on Intel’s 12th generation performance hybrid architecture, this processor can clock up to 5.5GHz on up to two cores for the first time, giving the most extreme gamers the ability to maximize performance,” said Marcus Kennedy, General Manager Games and Creator. and esports at Intel, in a press release.
The 12th generation Alder Lake processors are built based on the new Intel 7 process and are the first to use the new Intel hybrid architecture which means they require the latest Z690 motherboard.
All Alder Lake CPUs, such as the Intel core i9-12900KS, use a combination of high-performance “Golden Cove” cores and energy-efficient “Gracemont” cores that will be used depending on the tasks the processor performs.
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