Testseek.co.uk have collected 214 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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214 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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The editors liked
Superior to AMD's 5950X in most benchmarks
Improved gaming performance
Superb single/multi-core performance
Both CPUs offer integrated graphics
12900K marginally cheaper than 5950X
Incredible productivity performance
Incredible performance
Power efficient
Supports all the latest tech
Great for gaming
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
The editors didn't like
Extremely power hungry
Costly to upgrade to
Problems with gaming performance
Requires other hardware upgrades
Will have to buy all new hardware
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 conventio
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
Abstract: We're not gonna waste anytime with all the details of this CPU. You can read about the architecture, the Z690 chipset, the hybrid approach and all of that in our early preview article. What we have today is Intel's attempt at claiming back its performanc...
Fantastic gaming performance, Also great at workload productivity, Innovative Pcore and Ecore hybrid architecture, Companion Z690 chipset offers more tangible benefits unlike previous generations
It won't be an upgrade; it will be an overhaul, Unlikely to be easy to find at retail, Requires a good quality AIO cooler
Office, Content Creation and RenderingWhile Intel has clearly marked the 12th Gen Core i9-12900K as a gaming processor, games are aren't always a true measure of a CPU's capabilities – especially when it comes to sizing up the processors' core performance...
Fantastic gaming performance, Also great at workload productivity, Innovative Pcore and Ecore hybrid architecture, Companion Z690 chipset offers more tangible benefits unlike previous generations
It won't be an upgrade; it will be an overhaul, Unlikely to be easy to find at retail, Requires a good quality AIO cooler
Office, Content Creation and RenderingWhile Intel has clearly marked the 12th Gen Core i9-12900K as a gaming processor, games are aren't always a true measure of a CPU's capabilities – especially when it comes to sizing up the processors' core performance...
Abstract: Note: This article was first published on 28 October 2021.If you haven't yet hopped on to the AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, the new Intel 12th Gen Core K-SKU processors look to be formidable competitors and a worthy consideration. There are of course...
Published: 2023-03-24, Author: Sebastian , review by: notebookcheck.org
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