A Chinese reviewer was able to get an engineering sample of the upcoming Intel ‘Raptor Lake' Core i9-13900, allowing them to test the chip well ahead of release. The engineering sample was capped at 3.8GHz, and after testing the Core i9-12900K at the same frequency, the Raptor Lake chip came …
Read More »Intel Core i9-12900K Review
Intel 12th Gen is here and Leo is checking out the big boy - the i9-12900K
Read More »Intel Core i9-12900K overclocked to 6.8GHz sets new world record
Intel has finally pulled the curtain on its 12th Gen Core series, unveiling its first desktop hybrid processors. During the launch event yesterday evening, professional overclocker “Splave” had the chance to tinker with the Core i9-12900K, pulling off a 6.8GHz overclock and breaking the world record on the Geekbench 5 …
Read More »Leo goes hands-on with MSI’s Z690 Warchest!
MSI sent us a WARCHEST packed with Z690 goodies - let's dive in!
Read More »Leo Lifts the Lid on Intel Alder Lake, Z690 and more!
We were invited to an Intel event in London and we walked away with a Core i9-12900K, i7-12700K and a i5-12600K, with benchmarking already underway ahead of the review next week. It's time to dive a bit deeper into the CPUs and Z690 chipset though, so buckle in...
Read More »Intel Core i9-12900K clock frequencies confirmed
It looks like some people are getting their Intel 12th Gen Core CPUs sooner than they should. A few users have been uploading photos of retail samples of the Intel Core i9-12900K and Core i5-12600K to social media. We also seem to have confirmed specifications for the Core i9-12900K The …
Read More »CPU-Z now supports upcoming Intel 12th Gen Core processors
With Intel Alder Lake releasing in just a few months, CPU-Z has been patched to support the upcoming ‘K' series SKUs. The naming of these SKUs has not been officially revealed yet, but it looks like the developers are confident that they will be named i9-12900K, i7-12700K and i5-12600K. As …
Read More »Intel ‘Alder Lake’ Core i9-12900K shows up on Basemark database
An entry on Basemark's database suggests that someone has tested the upcoming Intel ‘Alder Lake' Core i9-12900K on the Basemark benchmark. The processor specifications listed on the entry don't look correct, but that might be because this benchmark isn't yet fully compatible with hybrid architectures. As per the benchmark result …
Read More »Intel ‘Alder Lake’ i9-12900K benchmark puts it ahead of the Ryzen 9 5950X
A known leaker has just shared some benchmark results for the Intel ‘Alder Lake' Core i9-12900K, and if these results are accurate, it will be quite the beast. The qualification sample of the processor was running at stock settings, using a water cooler to handle the heat. According to RaichuOne, …
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