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Intel Core i9-12900 Alder Lake

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Product Overview

Intel Core i9-12900 is a high-end desktop CPU in the 12th Generation Intel Core Alder Lake lineup. Introduced in Q1 22, it boasts 16 cores and 24 threads.

Built on the Intel 7 process, it comes with 30 MB Intel Smart Cache. Unsurprisingly, PCIe-5 is supported. Last but not least, there is an integrated GPU that can come quite handy.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 82%

Pros

16 cores / 24 threads
Supports DDR5 memory
ECC memory
Has integrated graphics
PCIe 5.0 support

Cons

Quite expensive
Not much better than the i7-12700

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Specifications

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