Intel’s 12th Gen Core i9 12900KS flagship is now available

Intel’s 12th Gen Core i9 12900KS flagship is now available

Intel’s upcoming 12th-generation flagship CPU, the Core i9 12900KS, is already in the hands of users. This suggests an imminent launch, and if the rumors are true, the 12900KS will launch in late March.

According to a post on overclocking.com (via Tom’s Hardware), a user named Daginatsuko has received the retail 12900KS they purchased before the listing was removed. The packaging certainly looks good, including a dummy wafer.

The overclocking.com post includes screenshots of CPUs paired with Asus motherboards. The idle BIOS temperature of the 78c is noteworthy, although this may just be the result of a poorly installed cooler. It’s no exaggeration to say that anything but a high-end air cooler or AIO is enough to keep this CPU from throttling under full-core load. We’ll have to wait and see if there’s any room for overclocking. At 5.5GHz single-core boost, this appears to be the maximum for ambient cooling.

BIOS screenshots include what Asus calls an “SP” rating, which is essentially a measure of CPU quality. It can be used as an indicator of overclocking potential based on its voltage and frequency points. Higher numbers are better, and at 155 this 12900KS sample is really good.

The Core i9 12900KS was first teased by Intel at CES 2022. This is a testament to the prowess of Intel’s “7” process. It comes with a single-core boost clock of 5.5GHz, which is 300MHz higher than the Core i9 12900K. KS can be boosted up to 5.2GHz on all cores. This is a 200MHz increase over the 5.0GHz boost clock of the 12900K.

We don’t yet know what the purchase price or TDP of the 12900KS will be, but it’s safe to say it will carry a sizable price premium over the base 12900K. The standard 12900K has a 241W PL2 rating, so we expect the 12900KS to be able to pull more, maybe even 300W. That’s high, to be sure, but audiophiles looking for the best performance won’t be bothered by the extra few watts. It’s all about performance.

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