Intel officially launches what it considers the fastest desktop processor on the market

After being told that there are US retailers selling New Intel Core i9-12900KS ProcessorIt’s time for Intel to officially release its new high-end processor, which, according to the manufacturer itself, should be the fastest desktop processor on the market.

This statement can be considered true, especially if we take into account that his great rival, Future AMD Ryzen7 5800X3DIt should be released only two weeks after the official launch of the new Intel model, which in turn is scheduled for the fifth of next April.

For our part, we do our best to get a copy of each, so we can see which of the manufacturers can claim the title of the best desktop processor on the market. Moreover, with this Intel announcement, we were able to confirm what has already been verified on the processor sales page on New.

In other words, we are really dealing with a processor that will maintain the hybrid architecture, consisting of 8 cores operating between 3.4 and 5.5 GHz, 8 cores from 2.5 to 4.0 GHz, 16 threads, PBP (processor base power) of 150 W and MTP (Max Turbo/PL2) 241W, 14MB L2 cache, 30MB L3 cache, UHD Graphics 770 graphics controller.

This processor will be compatible with all motherboards equipped with the Intel Z690 chipset, as long as they use the latest BIOS, and will be compatible with both DDR4 3200 MB/s and DDR5 4800 MB/s memory. The price announced by Intel is $739, with some European retailers announcing a suggested retail price of €855.