Testseek.com have collected 214 expert reviews of the Intel Core i9 12900K 3.2GHz Socket 1700 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i9 12900K 3.2GHz Socket 1700.
November 2021
(88%)
214 Reviews
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1063 Reviews
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The editors liked
Knocks it out of the park in most benchmarks
Great for gaming
The editors didn't like
Power consumption is quite high
DDR5 is expensive
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Published: 2021-11-07, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: While it was initially communicated by Intel that Alder Lake's Golden Cove P-Cores has AVX-512 "fused off", that has turned out not to be the case at least with the initial batch of processors and current BIOS/firmware configurations. If disabling the pow...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Sebastian , review by: pcper.com
The 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...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Starting 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...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Chris , review by: pcmag.com
Outright benchmark wins across many different runs, Z690 platform comes with support for DDR5, depending on the motherboard, Priced aggressively versus AMD, Numerous overclocking features
Requires new motherboard, High cost of adoption for peak performance, At the moment, not compatible with some games that use Denuvo DRM protection
The Core i9-12900K is Intel's first truly innovative high-end desktop CPU in years, showing great potential in its performance/efficiency mixed-core design and support for DDR5 memory. Just expect a high initial cost of adoption—and, perhaps, some PC-ga...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Across a variety of native Linux games and Steam Play titles benchmarked, AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors were delivering faster performance than the Alder Lake CPUs tested.When taking the geometric mean of all the games benchmarked, the Ryzen 9 5900X wa...
World's fastest gaming processor, Impressive application performance, Huge gains in low-threaded applications, Multiplier unlocked, Energy efficiency improved, Integrated graphics, Support for DDR5 and PCI-Express 5.0, 10 nanometer production process
High price, Very high heat output / power usage, New LGA1700 motherboards required, Some workloads get scheduled onto wrong cores, Energy efficiency worse than AMD Zen 3, No CPU cooler included, Manual overclocking not worth it
The Intel Core i9-12900K will sell for around $600. World's fastest gaming processor Impressive application performance Huge gains in low-threaded applications Multiplier unlocked Energy efficiency improved Integrated graphics Support for DDR5 and PCI-Ex...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Jacob , review by: pcgamer.com
Incredible single
Some games don't play nicely with Alder Lake yet, High power consumption, Potentially high platform costs at launch
The 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...
Published: 2021-11-04, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
We 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...
Abstract: Without 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...
