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November 2021
(88%)
214 Reviews
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Yes. Right now, there isn't anything that performs as well as the Core i9-12900K. That said, it consumes a lot of power, so make sure to buy a beefy power supply and cooler alongside it.Editors' RecommendationsThe best processors for 2021 The best Intel p...
Published: 2021-11-05, Author: Gordon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: US$589 / AU$1,059 at PLE ComputersEveryone likes redemption stories, and Intel's 12th gen Core i9-12900K is a comeback story for the ages. The once mighty and complacent champ was defeated years ago, forced through one humiliating loss after another at th...
Abstract: These days, you're not suffering for choice if you're shopping for a new desktop CPU. Far from it! And that's true whether you're buying a new processor to build a gaming rig, one packed with cores for speedy content creation or media crunching, or a sli...
Abstract: Trying to figure out the best CPU for your next PC upgrade or DIY build? With apologies to Robert Frost, it's the classic two roads that parted in the wood-if the wood were a shopping-results page at Newegg or Amazon, and the road kept dividing endlessly...
Abstract: There's a lot to talk about regarding Intel's 12th Gen ‘Alder Lake' processors. The company says this is its biggest architectural change in a decade, and if anything, that's an understatement. Intel frankly hasn't had anything this new or intriguing to t...
Knocks it out of the park in most benchmarks, Great for gaming
Power consumption is quite high, DDR5 is expensive
Intel certainly has a winner in their hands. The Intel 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake” Desktop processors outperform the Zen 3 based Ryzen 5000 processors in most of the benchmarks that we've tested the processors on. The hybrid architecture approach seems to...
Abstract: The review embargo is finally over and we can finally show some data from our early findings with the latest Intel Core i9-12900K. For this test, we've compared it against the previous-gen Intel Core i9-11900K, as well as the highest-end offer from AMD, t...
Alder Lake is a huge step forward for Intel, DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support is nice to have, DDR4 backward compatibility leaves avenues for more budget builds, Overall platform PCIe lanes with Intel Z690 is very impressive, Still retains overclocking headroom
Can be challenging to cool, Consumes a lot of power to deliver the performance we are seeing
The Intel Core i9-12900K is a momentous step forward for Intel, with impressive performance gains over last-gen...
Superb Single Thread Performance, DDR4 and DDR5 Memory Support, PCIE Gen 5 Support, Multi Threaded Performance, Hybrid Core Setup Catches Up with Higher threaded CPUs
No Included Stock Cooler, High Peak Power Draw, LGA 1700 Cooler Compatibility
