Going to the recently spotted Newegg listing of the Intel Core i9-12900KS will give you a message stating the site couldn’t find the item. However, thanks to the power of the Wayback Machine, we can still access a cached version of the page. According to the listing, Newegg would sell the Core i9-12900KS for $799, putting it $185 above the i9-12900K. Considering the slightly higher clocks and the new boost technology it features (Enhanced Thermal Velocity Boost), that’s a considerable price bump. If you’ve been paying attention to the reports, you may already know the new Intel flagship mainstream processor is a binned version of the i9-12900K. It’s a hybrid processor with eight performance cores, eight efficiency cores, and 24 threads. Rumors indicate the P-cores feature a base clock of 3.4GHz, capable of boosting up to 5.2GHz across all cores and 5.5GHz on one/two cores. The E-cores should have a 2.5GHz base clock frequency, going up to 4.0GHz as needed. Like the standard i9-12900K, this processor will feature 14MB L2 cache, 30MB L3 cache, and UHD Graphics 770 iGPU. However, its TDP/PBP is expected to increase from 125W to 150W, although the MTP may stay at 241W (rumors pointed to 260W). In addition, going beyond the 5.2/5.5GHz clock will be possible with a proper cooling solution, as it will be overclockable. Also Read: Intel Core i9-12900K Review Assuming the specifications are correct and based on the early Geekbench 5 entries, we believe the new Intel processor will be slightly better than the i9-12900K/12900KF chips. Still, many will probably think that the slight performance bump isn’t worth the extra cost. After all, you’ll be paying 30% more for a single-digit performance boost, which doesn’t seem like a good deal.
