12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900K “Alder Lake” CPUs Already Being Sold in China for Over $1,000

[Tsing]

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Intel’s 12th generation of Core processors isn’t slated for launch until later this year, but enthusiasts who live in China and have the right connections can reportedly get their hands on one of the models now if they’re willing to pay a premium price. As alleged by hardware leaker YuuKi_AnS, one anonymous merchant has received qualification samples of Intel’s Core i9-12900K “Alder Lake” processor and is selling them for prices ranging from $1,064.95 to $1,157.55. While some might actually try to acquire the unreleased CPU for bragging rights, it doesn’t seem like the most sensible idea, as the motherboards required to run these chips aren’t available yet. The merchant is also only willing to sell the Core i9-12900K as part of a bulk order (minimum 100 units). Officially demonstrated during CES 2021, Intel’s Alder Lake processors are anticipated...

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[LazyGamer]

Looking forward to reviews determining how well this core arrangement works across low-power and high-power scenarios.

From Hyper-Threading to AMDs Bulldozer experiment to AMDs CCX / CCD arrangements, stepping out of monolithic (one die) designs with a single core type tends to cause a bit of lag with operating system support and refinement.

 

[Denpepe]

I'm somewhat interested in these if there is a decent preformance increase though I'm curious if intel will be doing some HEDT parts again.

Or maybe they will increase lanes enough that it wont matter anymore (for me anyways).