Product overview

The Intel Core i9-12900K is a 12th Gen Core (Alder Lake) desktop processor for LGA 1700 motherboards, with 8 Performance-cores and 8 Efficient-cores (16 cores in total) and 24 threads.

Key features

Intel rates it at up to 5.2 GHz max turbo with a 3.2 GHz base clock, backed by 30 MB Intel Smart Cache, at 125 W processor base power and up to 241 W maximum turbo power. It is unlocked for overclocking on motherboards that support it.

It supports DDR5 up to 4800 MT/s or DDR4 up to 3200 MT/s memory. It includes Intel UHD Graphics 770, so it can drive a display without a graphics card.

This is the boxed retail version.

Technical specifications

• Processor Family: Intel Core i9
• Model: Core i9-12900K
• Socket: LGA 1700
• Cores: 16
• Threads: 24
• Clock Speed: P-core 3.2 GHz base / up to 5.2 GHz max turbo
• Integrated Graphics: Yes
• Cache: 30 MB Intel Smart Cache
• Base Power: 125 W
• Generation: 12th Gen Core (Alder Lake)
• Memory Support: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s; Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
• PCIe Version: PCIe 5.0 and 4.0