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Intel teases a highly classified 12900K
Intel has teased the higher frequency i9 12900K on Twitter. If you can refer to past precedents, the chip in question should get the Core i9 12900KS brand. With a boost clock up to 5.5 GHz, such a chip definitely shows that Intel’s 10nm (sorry, Intel 7) process is now working well, and those years of 10nm meme have passed.
The 12th generation #IntelCore desktop processor is at the top of the best CPU list and is widely used by gamers and enthusiasts. We are not done yet. Next stop: up to 5.5GHz. pic.twitter.com/mEUReGSixFJanuary 3, 2022
Intel’s tweet includes a screenshot showing that one of the CPU cores is clocked at 5.5 GHz and the remaining P cores are clocked at 5.2 GHz. The clock frequency of the E core seems to be 4.0 GHz. In contrast, the standard 12900K can be boosted to 5.2 GHz on one or two cores, and to 5.0 on all cores, and its E core has a frequency of 3.9 GHz.
It should be noted that the screenshot only shows the current CPU clock. Although the 7-zip benchmark in use is active and loading the CPU, it still needs a little bit of salt, at least until we see the chip’s performance in the full long-term benchmark, not just a snapshot of it.
Although 12900K is a powerful chip, its efficacy under full-core load is not well-known. Its PL2 rated power is 241W, so we can expect 12900KS to exceed this point. If it is a highly binned die, the difference may not be significant, but if Intel just forces the non binned die to reach a higher clock, then the PL2 reading may be close to 300W. If we can get it into our hot little hands, we must test it ourselves.
Regardless of the power supply, the 12900KS will be a large gaming CPU. If you are using something like 3090 Ti Kingpin to build top gaming equipment, then the 12900KS may become the CPU you use to power the equipment. There may be a customized water cycle. Keep it humming all the time. Of course it is overclocking!
This is not the first time we made fun of 12900KS. The developers of the AIDA64 software suite include Specific mention of chips In its December 22nd beta changelog.
We can expect Intel to show off 12900KS and many other delicious technologies CES Press Conference.