Testseek.com have collected 216 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
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216 Reviews
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The editors liked
Intel's 12thgen is superfast
Both in singleand multithread scenarios
We saw great performance from both tested chips in encoding and rendering tests
The Core i912900K beat out AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X more often than not in our tests
Intel's genovergen imp
Excellent Single Threaded Performance
Strong MultiThreaded Performance
CuttingEdge Platform
16 PCIe Gen 5 Lanes Of The CPU
Competitive CPU Pricing
Increased Core Counts Up And Down The Stack
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
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
Incredible single
The editors didn't like
Power consumption at load is a lot higher than the respective AMD competition
The higherend 12thgen SKUs will require really good cooling
Windows 11 is required for ideal performance. Windows 10 and Linux will improve over time
Premium Priced Motherboards And DDR5 RAM
Relatively High Power Consumption At The Top End
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
Requires new motherboard
High cost of adoption for peak performance
At the moment
Not compatible with some games that use Denuvo DRM protection
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Abstract: Last week we checked out the flagship 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X and found it to be a productivity monster, crushing the Core i9-12900K with ease. However, that CPU is also quite a bit more expensive than the Core i9, so today we're taking a look at a Zen 4 pr...
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Abstract: Today we're running a massive gaming benchmark comparison between the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Core i9-12900K. We'll be comparing the two head to head across 40 games at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, using a wide range of games from battle royale to real-time strategy...
Published: 2022-04-05, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
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Published: 2021-12-20, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: One of the much requested Linux benchmarks since the debut of Intel Alder Lake last month has been for seeing the Core i9 12900K in different core configurations with its mix of P and E cores. Now that the Linux kernel activity has begun settling down aro...
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Published: 2021-12-05, Author: Paul , review by: tomshardware.com
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