Intel releases 12th generation Core on November 4th aiming to recapture the fastest position in CPU for gaming

On the 27th (local time), Intel in the United States held a large-scale product announcement event "Intel Innovation". Officially announced as Core. Available November 4th, with prices ranging from $264 to $589.

　In this announcement, 6 models for desktops, Core i9-12900K/KF, Core i7-12700K/KF, Core i5-12600K/KF. Of these, the model with F does not have a built-in GPU and is cheaper. Both are multiplier unlocked versions, shipped with the Intel Z690 chipset announced at the same time, and can be overclocked.

All manufacturing processes use Intel 7. The socket has been revamped with LGA1700, and is compatible with DDR5 memory and PCI Express 5.0. In addition, the connection between the chipset "Z690" and the CPU has evolved to DMI 4.0, improving the transfer speed. For this reason, PCI Express on the chipset side has also become 4.0, and the undercarriage has been greatly strengthened, such as becoming compatible with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 native.

The main features of a CPU consisting of up to 8 P-cores and 8 E-cores. Support for DDR5 memory and support for PCI Express 5.0 is a big topic, and DDR5 supports up to 4,800MHz. The main feature of the Intel Z690 chipset, which also supports DDR4 at 3,200MHz. The connection with the CPU is DMI 4.0, and the core that supports PCI Express 4.0 is a hybrid configuration of the P core that emphasizes performance and the E core that emphasizes power efficiency. , Core i7-12700K / KF is 8P + 4E, Core i5-12600K is 6P + 4E. Of these, only the P core corresponds to Hyper Threadring, so the number of threads is 24, 20, and 16 in order.

　The operating clock is 3.2-5.2 GHz for the Core i9-12900K P-core and 2.4-3.9 GHz for the E-core. Core i7-12700K is 3.6-5GHz, 2.7-3.8GHz respectively, Core i5-12600K is 3.7-4.9GHz, 2.8-3.6GHz respectively.

12th Generation Core SKUs. Currently, there are 6 models available

　According to the company, this launch will be the largest ever shipment of unlocked version =K SKUs. It plans to ship 2 million units by the end of the first quarter. It is clear that they are aiming to regain their share in the high-end gaming market, which has been losing their share to AMD Ryzen.

Claimed to be the world's best gaming processor and improved performance in content creation