Intel officially confirms a 12th-generation Core desktop product. The new 12th-generation Core processor is codenamed Alder Lake. The first desktop processor products include 6 models, namely Core i9-12900K/KF, i7-12700K/KF, I5-12600K/KF.
The new 12-generation Core processor is developed using Intel 7-node technology, based on a new hybrid architecture design, including performance core (P-Core) and energy efficiency core (E-Core) while supporting PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory specifications.
Moreover, the intel 12th generation Core desktop processor, which contains 1 Core i9-12900K processor and 1 Core i5-12600K processor. For the new hybrid architecture, Intel introduced the new Intel Thread Director technology, which provides real-time recommendations for the operating system through hardware intelligent scheduling, and pre-judges different types of processes to place tasks with different load requirements.
When implemented in performance cores or energy efficiency cores, this scheduling mechanism is completely transparent to users and operating systems. Users can hardly feel the existence of ITD technology, but it truly accelerates the execution of system tasks. At present, the Windows 11 operating system has made good use of this feedback mechanism.
Furthermore, Intel’s new hybrid architecture performance core still supports multi-threading. Compared with the previous generation Core products, the 12th generation Core has an average performance improvement of 19% in a variety of test tools. For overclocking scenarios, Intel’s new XTU overclocking tool was upgraded to version 7.5. This version currently has good support for the 12th-generation Core.
The Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology supported in the 11th-generation Core is also reflected in XTU. For two different cores, Intel XTU tools support all core overclocking experiences. In addition, the XTU tool also brings dynamic memory overclocking technology. Users can directly adjust the memory frequency and related parameters through XTU in the hot-start state.
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The 12th-generation Core desktop processor introduced DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0 specifications, among which DDR5 memory has greatly improved the 12th-generation Core desktop processor. DDR5 memory supports 4800MHz frequency by default, and the higher bandwidth performance and speed also greatly improve the performance of the 12th generation Core.
Besides, the 12th-generation Core desktop processor has 16 PCIe 5.0 channels and 4 PCIe 4.0 channels. These new PCIe channels can bring faster bandwidth performance and are also well adapted to the development rhythm of future graphics cards and other products.
With the 12th generation Core desktop processor products, Intel introduced the 600 series chipset as a new car for the 12th generation Core. The 600 series chipset has also brought a huge improvement to meet the 12th generation Core for data I/O needs.
The new 12th-generation Core desktop processors all use an LGA1700 pin design. The overall size of the processor is longer than that of the previous processor products. It is no longer square. The mounting hole distance of the heat sink has also been increased from 75 mm to 78 mm. Compared with the 7.31 mm of the 10th and 11th generations, the height of the radiator is reduced to 6.52 mm. Choosing the 12th-generation Core is bound to match a brand new radiator.
Due to the existence of the hybrid architecture, the related parameters of the 12th generation Core Duo are also different. The 12th generation Core i9-12900K processor adopts a 16-core 24-thread design, which contains 8 performance cores and 8 energy efficiency cores, with 30MB third-level cache and 14MB second-level cache.
Under Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0, the maximum frequency can reach 5.2Ghz, the performance core base frequency is 3.2GHz, the maximum core frequency reaches 5.1GHz, the energy efficiency core base frequency is 2.4GHz, the maximum core frequency reaches 3.9GHz, and it is equipped with Intel UHD 770 graphics card.
In terms of memory, the 12th-generation Core supports up to DDR5 4800MT/s and DDR4 3200MT/s memory, with a maximum memory of 128GB, basic power consumption of 125W, and a maximum turbo power consumption of 241W. The Core i5-12600K processor uses a 10-core 16-thread design, which contains 6 performance cores and 4 energy-efficient cores. It has a 20MB L3 cache and a 9.5MB L2 cache. It is also equipped with a UHD 770 graphics card but does not support Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology.
Among them, the basic frequency of the performance core is 3.7GHz, and the maximum core frequency is 4.9GHz; the basic frequency of the energy efficiency core is 2.8GHz, and the maximum core frequency is 3.6GHz. The default power consumption is 125W, and the maximum turbo frequency power consumption is 150W. In addition to the Core i9-12900K and Core i5-12600K processors, Intel also brought the Core i7-12700K processor. This processor uses a 12-core 20-thread design, including 8 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores, with 25MB L3 cache and 12MB L2 cache, support Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology, the maximum frequency is 5.0GHz.
The basic frequency of the performance core is 3.6GHz, and the maximum core frequency is 4.9GHz, the basic frequency of the energy efficiency core is 2.7GHz, and the maximum core frequency is 3.8GHz. The default power consumption is 125W, and the maximum turbo frequency power consumption is 190W. The 12th-generation Core desktop processor will be officially launched on the evening of November 4th.
