Intel has also made several major steps forward in other areas for its 12th gen CPUs.
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You can still use Windows 10 with 12th gen Intel processors should you wish, but Intel has optimized the design to work with Microsoft’s “latest and greatest” OS. To help Windows send these tasks to the right cores, Intel also created its Thread Director scheduler, which was designed for Windows 11. Overall, this Hybrid core design allows Intel 12th gen processors to allocate more resources towards producing higher framerates, while also keeping the system running smoothly overall. Coupled with the node shrink, Intel is now able to offer better performance without using significantly more power like was seen with the last several generations. The result of the Hybrid design is a more efficient and better-performing processor than the traditional Intel approach with all P-cores. Intel tacks on four of these E-cores for the i5 model, and up to eight of these on the i9. The P-cores are considered the “big” cores that feature hyper-threading and clock as high as you’d expect from previous generations, but the E-cores only have single threads and are smaller cores that clock lower and instead rely on spreading out workloads across multiple cores to handle tasks. The P-cores are based on the Golden Cove architecture that also appeared on Rocket Lake 11th gen desktop CPUs, while the Gracemont E-cores are largely new. The E-cores are designed to handle applications with an emphasis on power efficiency, which relates to background processes and supporting apps like social apps, game launchers, RGB software, recording software, peripheral tuning, etc. The P-cores are designed for low latency, high performance applications, which pertains to gaming as far as we’re concerned. What this means is that Intel uses two different types of cores on a single CPU. In this review, we’ll run through the specs, features, some performance benchmarks, cost of entry, and then give a final recommendation for whether or not to buy Intel 12th gen, specifically the i9-12900K in this case.Īs we already touched upon, the 8+8 Hybrid core configuration is one of the key differentiators for the latest i9 in comparison to previous generations. As Intel’s latest flagship CPU, the 12900K has the potential to deliver high refresh experiences with startlingly impressive 1% and 0.1% framerate lows that result in silky smooth gameplay even while multi-tasking.
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The i9 series has never really been about basic experiences though. For content creators, these CPUs are absolute game changers.Īnd while there’s a lot to like about Intel’s entire new lineup of K-Series CPUs, you’re certainly not required to go out and buy one to enjoy most of today’s games at basic framerates. For gamers, Intel 12th generation CPUs are worth getting excited about. Intel has boosted the efficiency of its existing powerful CPUs thanks to the node shrink to 10nm (known officially as the Intel 7 node) and essentially tacked on another integrated processor to handle background tasks and assist in applications that benefit from more cores.
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Intel’s 12th generation is all about forward momentum though, as Alder Lake offers a notable boost in single-threaded performance for gaming via its P-cores plus a huge jump in multi-threaded performance thanks to the new E-cores. AMD also managed to release the Ryzen 5000 Series, which brought fierce competition to Intel and has arguably been the better buy since its release in late 2020. Understandably, the last several Intel generations didn’t leave a whole lot for most gamers to get excited about if they already had a six-core CPU or better. And overall, we’re very impressed with it along with the rest of the 12th gen Intel CPUs.Īs we carefully noted in our 11700K review, the last several generations of processors from Intel offered smaller performance improvements that often came at the cost of reduced power efficiency, though the revision of PCIe 4.0 support was welcome for Rocket Lake. Intel seems to think so as well, because it sent us a 12900K to review for gaming performance, features, and value. Codenamed “Alder Lake,” we’re looking at what is the most exciting new generation of processors from Team Blue in years. As it would have it, this technological step forward also coincides with the introduction of Intel’s new Hybrid architecture that introduces a mix of big (P) and little (E) cores all on a single monolithic die. After years of delays, Intel has finally moved on to a more advanced manufacturing node, bringing new levels of performance and efficiency to its desktop processors.
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