Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel Core i9‑12900K: 12th‑gen Alder Lake 16‑core unlocked LGA1700 CPU with UHD 770, ideal for high‑refresh 1440p/4K gaming and creator workloads.
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Product overview
Released November 4, 2021, the Core i9-12900K is part of Intel’s 12th‑gen “Alder Lake” family on Intel 7, combining 8 Performance cores with 8 Efficient cores for 16 cores/24 threads. It drops into the LGA1700 platform (600‑series chipsets) and includes Intel UHD Graphics 770.
Positioned in the enthusiast tier, it exists to drive high‑end gaming and creator workloads with high boost clocks (up to 5.2 GHz), strong multi‑thread throughput, and support for either DDR4 or DDR5 plus PCIe 5.0. It’s a solid fit for 1440p/4K gaming, streaming, video editing, and 3D rendering. Unique note: unlocked multiplier for overclocking.
- 1440p gaming
- 4K gaming
- streaming
- video editing
- 3D rendering
Product highlights
- The processor features Socket LGA-1700 socket for installation on the PCB
- 30 MB of L3 cache memory provides excellent hit rate in short access time enabling improved system performance
- 10 nm enables improved performance per watt and micro architecture makes it power-efficient
- Intel 7 Architecture enables improved performance per watt and micro architecture makes it power-efficient
Specifications
- Cores
- 16
- Threads
- 24
- Base clock
- 2.4 GHZ
- Boost clock
- 5.2 GHZ
- TDP
- 241 W
- Cache
- 30 MB
- Max Memory Size
- 128 GB
- ECC Support
- Yes
- Hyper Threading
- Yes
- Turbo Boost
- Yes
- Socket
- FCLGA1700
- Memory
- DDR4
- Ram Speed
- 4800 MHz
- Processor Generation
- 12
