A recently leaked sales listing has more information on the upcoming Intel Core i9-12900KS processor, the next special edition of the Alder Lake flagship.
This comes from two undisclosed listings found by Twitter user @momomo_us, which can be found by searching for the product code: "BX8071512900KS." It's unclear which retailer these listings were pulled from, but @momomo_us has a pretty solid track record when it comes to CPU leaks. Of course, take it with a good spoonful of salt.
According to the listings, the Intel Core i9-12900KS will have a base power of 150W, which is 25W more than the base model. The CPU will also have a Max Turbo of 5,5 GHz.
As for the price, it ranges from €780 (around €577 / AU$1095) to €792 (around €586 / AU$1112), which is much higher than the official MSRP. This is likely a fictitious price as Intel likely hasn't released pricing information to retailers, if the listings are real to begin with, that is.
The Intel Core i9-12900KS was originally revealed at CES 2022, but there has been no further information since then. Since the Intel Core i9-12900K, the base version of this processor, is much faster than the Ryzen 9 5900X, it's no surprise that Intel wants to release a special edition version to celebrate its success.
After all, Team Blue did the same thing with the Intel Core i9-9900KS in 2019.
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