Intel has announced the Alder Lake 12th Gen Core desktop processors. There are six models on the list, including the flagship Core 9-12900K CPU, which Intel calls the world’s leading gaming processor.
Intel’s Alder Lake buildings use a 10nm process but what really stands out is the hybrid approach. These CPUs use both performance and efficiency cores to streamline performance, providing improved performance – something that makes Intel closer to simulating Arm-based chipsets.
There are three basic models – the Intel Core 9-12900K, the Core 7-12700K, and the Core 5-12600K – and the remaining three models come with a KF plug at the end, with F pointing to the lack of Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU.
Intel’s new desktop chipsets also feature the introduction of DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 storage connectivity standard, which means better data transfer, as well as better performance.
While that is one of the reasons for Intel’s claim that the top model on the list is the world’s leading gaming CPU, much of it has gone into a new hybrid build.
Intel has thrown two important models into the mix of its CPUs at Alder Lake. There are large, high-strength cores called P-cores and small, low-energy cores called E-cores.
Together, they brought what Intel called “Performance Hybrid Architecture.” For example, the Intel Core 9999K model has 8 P-cores and 8 E-cores, in a 16-core design.
Simply put, new Intel desktop processors will work in much the same way as your phone’s internal processor. The same structure also enables the Apple Silicon processor (M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max).
The idea is to put a lot of pressure on P-cores where the app requires high performance, but otherwise, low-level tasks and applications can be managed by E-cores, which use relatively little power and ensure the longevity of the processor. .
To give you an example, the CPU will use P-cores when playing a top game like Call of Duty: Warzone on your PC, but will switch to E-cores when watching a movie or listening. in music.
Intel has designed the CPU in such a way that only P-cores can use multithreading, while E-cores deliver workloads based on a single series.
That’s why there are also three types of clock speeds for new Intel processors. There are basic clock speeds, development clock speeds, and high clock speeds.
For example, the Core i9-12900K model has a base speed of 3.2GHz, a speed of 5.1GHz, and a maximum speed of 5.2GHz, which only comes from P-cores. E-cores, on the other hand, have a basic clock speed of 2.4GHz and a development speed of 3.9GHz.
There is also an additional repository size available for Alder Lake CPUs. The Core i9 has 30MB L3 cache, the Core i7 can use 25MB L3 cache, while the Core i5 gets 20MB of L3 RAM cache.
New processors are very different, which means they need a new chipset / motherboard design. Intel calls it the Z690 and uses a new LGA1700 socket, which will make the design unique to Intel’s Alder Lake processors.
There may be more than 60 mother board models expected from retailers when new processors arrive on the market.
New Intel Alder Lake’s new Intel processors have a lower price:
- Core i9-12900K: up to 3.2GHz P-core, 2.4GHz E-core, 5.2GHz boost – $ 589
- Core i9-12900KF: up to 3.2GHz P-core, 2.4GHz E-core, 5.2GHz boost – $ 564
- Core i7-12700K: up to 3.6GHz P-core, 2.7GHz E-core, 5.0GHz boost – $ 409
- Core i7-12700KF: up to 3.6GHz P-core, 2.7GHz E-core, 5.0GHz boost – $ 384
- Core i5-12600K: up to 3.7GHz P-core, 2.8GHz E-core, 4.9GHz boost – $ 289
- Core i5-12600KF: up to 3.7GHz P-core, 2.8GHz E-core, 4.9GHz boost – $ 264
