Launched in Q1’22, the Intel Core i9-12900KS is the most powerful processor of the Alder Lake-S desktop lineup. The processor offers a specification similar to the Core i9-12900K. Intel has increased the clock speed of the cores, which should translate into improved performance. Unfortunately, the increase in clocks also translated into increased power consumption.
| Processor |
Intel Core i9-12900KS |
| Total Cores |
16 |
| Total Threads |
24 |
| # of Efficient-cores |
8 |
| # of Performance-cores |
8 |
| Performance-core Base Frequency |
3.40 GHz |
| Efficient-core Base Frequency |
2.50 GHz |
| Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency |
5.20 GHz |
| Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency |
4.00 GHz |
| Max Turbo Frequency |
5.50 GHz |
| Total L2 Cache |
14 MB |
| Cache |
30 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Maximum Turbo Power |
241 W |
| Processor Base Power |
150 W |
| Memory Types |
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s |
| Max Memory Size |
128 GB |
| Max Memory Bandwidth |
76.8 GB/s |
| Max # of Memory Channels |
2 |
| Processor Graphics |
Intel® UHD Graphics 770 |
| Graphics Base Frequency |
300 MHz |
