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Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900KS Unlocked Special Edition Desktop Processor CPU
Regular price $499.95 Sale price $469.95 Save $30.0012th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900KS desktop processor
The world’s fastest desktop processor.1
Divide and conquer.
Intel’s new performance hybrid architecture integrates two core families into a single CPU, keeping everything in your gaming universe running smoothly.
Intel® Thread Director
Prioritises and manages workloads, sending tasks to the best core for the job.4
8 Performance-cores
P-cores are built for performance across single and lightly-threaded workloads, enhancing activities like gaming and productivity.
8 Efficient-cores
E-cores are optimised for multi-threaded performance, minimising interruptions from secondary tasks.
Performance beyond the cores.
The new processor architecture is also compatible with the latest platform innovations, giving you performance improvements throughout your PC.
Ready for what’s next
Support for PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 for high-performance components like memory and graphics.
Best-in-class connectivity
Thunderbolt™ 4 and Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6/6E (Gig+) deliver fast transfer speeds and connections to peripherals.5
Do you work with video?
Find out why you may need an iGPU with your graphics card.
Intel® Quick Sync Video uses the dedicated media processing capabilities of Intel® Graphics Technology to decode and encode fast, enabling the processor to complete other tasks and improving system responsiveness.
Specifications
Essentials
Product Collection
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors
Code Name
Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment
Desktop
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
Status
Launched
Launch Date
Q1'22
Lithography
Intel 7
CPU Specifications
Total Cores
16
# of Performance-cores
8
# of Efficient-cores
8
Total Threads
24
Max Turbo Frequency
5.50 GHz
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost Frequency
5.50 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency*
5.30 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
5.20 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
4.00 GHz
Performance-core Base Frequency
3.40 GHz
Efficient-core Base Frequency
2.50 GHz
Cache
30 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Total L2 Cache
14 MB
Processor Base Power
150 W
Maximum Turbo Power
241 W
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
128 GB
Memory Types
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max # of Memory Channels
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported*
Yes
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics*
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Graphics Base Frequency
300 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.55 GHz
Graphics Output
eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
Execution Units
32
Max Resolution (HDMI)*
4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max Resolution (DP)*
7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)*
5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
DirectX Support
12
OpenGL Support
4.5
Multi-Format Codec Engines
2
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Yes
# of Displays Supported*
4
Device ID
0x4680
OpenCL Support
2.1
Expansion Options
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision
4.0
Max # of DMI Lanes
8
Scalability
1S Only
PCI Express Revision
5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express Configurations*
Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
20
Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration
1
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2022E
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost Temperature
50°C
Package Size
45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator
3.0
Intel® Thread Director
Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)
Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported*
Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology
Yes
Intel® Adaptive Boost Technology
Yes
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*
Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology*
2.0
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology*
Yes
Intel® 64*
Yes
Instruction Set
64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Idle States
Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Yes
Security & Reliability
Intel vPro® Platform Eligibility*
Yes
Intel vPro® Enterprise Platform Eligibility*
Yes
Intel® Threat Detection Technology (TDT)
Yes
Intel® Active Management Technology (AMT)*
Yes
Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM)*
Yes
Intel® One-Click Recovery*
Yes
Intel® Hardware Shield Eligibility*
Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes
Secure Key
Yes
Intel® OS Guard
Yes
Execute Disable Bit*
Yes
Intel® Boot Guard
Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)
Yes
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key
Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)*
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)*
Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)*
Yes
All information provided is subject to change at any time, without notice. Intel may make changes to manufacturing life cycle, specifications, and product descriptions at any time, without notice. The information herein is provided "as-is" and Intel does not make any representations or warranties whatsoever regarding accuracy of the information, nor on the product features, availability, functionality, or compatibility of the products listed. Please contact system vendor for more information on specific products or systems.
* This feature may not be available on all computing systems. Please check with the system vendor to determine if your system delivers this feature, or reference the system specifications (motherboard, processor, chipset, power supply, HDD, graphics controller, memory, BIOS, drivers, virtual machine monitor-VMM, platform software, and/or operating system) for feature compatibility. Functionality, performance, and other benefits of this feature may vary depending on system configuration.
Retail box does not include fan, heatsink or thermal paste.
