Testseek.com have collected 42 expert reviews of the Intel Core i9 12900KS 3.40GHz Socket 1700 and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i9 12900KS 3.40GHz Socket 1700.
April 2022
(75%)
42 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
World's fastest gaming processor confirmed, Performance improved, Adds Thermal Velocity Boost, Adaptive Boost, Support for DDR5 and PCI-Express 5.0, Also supports DDR4, Multiplier unlocked, Integrated graphics, 10 nanometer production process
Very high heat output / power usage, Great cooling required, Large price increase over Core i9-12900K, Overall gains only minimal, Some workloads get scheduled onto wrong cores, No CPU cooler included, Integrated graphics not good enough for serious gamin
The Intel Core i9-12900KS will start selling next week for $750-$800. The Intel price for 1k-quantities is $739. World's fastest gaming processor confirmed Performance improved Adds Thermal Velocity Boost, Adaptive Boost Support for DDR5 and PCI-Express...
The bottom line for the 12900KS is it's a slightly higher performing variant of an Alder Lake Core i9. It outpaces the 12900K in almost every scenario, just as expected.On the flip, I'm going to say most 12900K processors can or can get very close to runn...
Published: 2022-05-01, Author: Leo , review by: kitguru.net
Stunning performance, Z690 platform with DDR5 can handle almost anything,
So much power, so much heat, BIOS support is patchy, The value-for-money argument is awful,
We fully expected the Core i9-12900KS would draw too much power and produce too much heat, however we did not predict the results that we saw.Gigabyte fed the CPU with 250W, which is in line with Intel's specification, and the performance was fairly lousy...
Amazing single-core and multi-core performance, DDR5 memory support, Industry-leading gaming performance, Still faster than the best AMD has to offer
Expensive, Very hot and power-hungry
No, buy the Core i9-12900K instead. The Core i9-12900KS is a product for bragging rights, and Intel is taking advantage of that with an obscene price hike. The differences for $200 are so minor that they're irrelevant, and in some cases, it even seems tha...
Amazing single-core and multi-core performance, DDR5 memory support, Industry-leading gaming performance, Still faster than the best AMD has to offer
Expensive, Very hot and power-hungry
No, buy the Core i9-12900K instead. The Core i9-12900KS is a product for bragging rights, and Intel is taking advantage of that with an obscene price hike. The differences for $200 are so minor that they're irrelevant, and in some cases, it even seems tha...
Abstract: When I reviewed the Intel Core i9-12900K processor late last year, I called it Intel's best flagship and the fastest gaming processor of 2021. In fact, we were so impressed with Intel's work done on its 12th Gen Core (Alder Lake architecture) that we awar...
