Intel Core i9-12900K Review

Today is a busy day for the industry, with Intel’s 12th Gen processors now officially available, alongside new DDR5 memory kits and a whole raft of Z690 motherboards. Here we’re focusing on the CPUs though, and specifically Intel’s new consumer flagship part, the Core i9-12900K. With eight Performance cores and eight Efficiency cores, and a total of 24 threads, has Intel done enough to reclaim the desktop performance crown?

Watch via our Vimeo channel (below) or over on YouTube at 2160p HERE

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
00:15 Introduction
01:09 Intel 12th Gen technical details
04:22 Test Setup for Core i9 12900k Review
05:50 DDR4 v DDR5 article
06:33 Windows 11 findings, so far
08:36 System build – finishing up
09:15 MSI Z690 Unify 1.0F BIOS
10:57 In Blender, what does the processor look like?
11:50 Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 7.5.3.3. overclock
12:19 Automatic overclock set – hitting 100c+
13:05 Leo’s extensive test results
19:05 Gaming test results – is it King? (as Intel claim)
20:52 Performance per £
21:17 Performance per watt of power
21:38 CPU temperature comparisons
22:00 Power Consumption
22:25 Leo’s Closing Thoughts

Test System:

• Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (16 cores/24 threads)
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Elite LCD
• Motherboard: MSI Z690 Unify BIOS 1.0F
• Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200
• Graphics card: Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro 10GB
• Power supply: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
• SSD: 500GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe
• OS: Windows 11

The Intel Core i9-12900K is available from Overclockers UK for £599.99 HERE.

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Pros:

• Storming gaming performance.
• Good productivity performance that is close to Ryzen 9 5950X.
• Intel has finally moved on from its 14nm process.
• Intel’s Performance Hybrid architecture is a major change of direction.
• Support for PCI Express Gen 5.

Cons:

• Power draw is high and efficiency is unimpressive.
• DDR5 is brand new and will take time to improve.
• High cost for the new platform.
• Windows 10 performance is unpredictable. Best to use Windows 11.
• There is minimal potential for overclocking with conventional cooling.

KitGuru says: We’ll be updating this review with more information and benchmarks shortly, but for now everything you need to know is outlined in the video above!

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