Intel Core i9-12900KF
Intel Core i9-12900KF: 12th‑Gen Alder Lake, 16C/24T up to 5.2 GHz for LGA1700; enthusiast chip for 1440p/4K gaming and creation; no iGPU.
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Product overview
Intel’s Core i9-12900KF is a 12th‑Gen Alder Lake desktop CPU launched in Q4 2021 for the LGA1700 platform. It combines 8 Performance cores and 8 Efficient cores (24 threads) with boost clocks up to 5.2 GHz, supports DDR4 or DDR5, and provides PCIe 5.0 lanes on 600‑series motherboards. Intel ARK lists it as “Launched,” not discontinued, as of July 2026.
Positioned in the enthusiast tier, it targets high‑end gaming and creation without paying for integrated graphics. It’s well‑suited to 1440p/4K gaming, streaming, video editing, and 3D rendering, and it’s unlocked for overclocking on compatible boards. Unique note: the F‑suffix means no iGPU, so a discrete GPU is required.
- 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
- No
- Hyper Threading
- Yes
- Turbo Boost
- Yes
- Socket
- FCLGA1700
- Memory
- DDR4
- Ram Speed
- 4800 MHz
- Processor Generation
- 12
