Intel Core i9-12900KS Review – Fast, Juicy, Hot and Dumb

1. Introducing the Core i9-12900KS2. What is a KS? Time to get Testing3. CPU Testing: Cinebench R15 and R234. Testing: Handbrake, 3DMark and Far Cry 65. Games: Watch Dogs: Legion and Marvel's GotG6. Testing: CPU Temperature and Power7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

Handbrake H.264

Handbrake H.264 shows a wide spread of performance between the Ryzen 7 at the bottom and Ryzen 9 in the middle. At the top of the chart we have the overclocked KS running at 5.3GHz.

Handbrake H.265

Our Handbrake H.265 chart is also dominated by the mighty overclocked KS running at 5.3GHz.

3DMark Time Spy – CPU Test

Our final CPU test is once again dominated by the overclocked Core i9-12900KS.

Far Cry 6 at 1080p

Our first gaming test is Far Cry 6 at 1080p which looks like a clear win for Intel, although the Ryzen 7 5800X 3D also makes a good showing.

Far Cry 6 at 1440p

Increasing the screen resolution to 1440p in Far Cry 6 closes things up so while we see Intel winning it is fair to say there is very little to choose between one CPU and another.

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