Intel is about to launch the 12th generation Alder Lake-S non-K desktop CPU series, and online retailers have listed the lineup of retail chips. Intel Non-K series are more cost-effective gaming models for standard desktop applications. They do not necessarily provide higher overclocking capabilities or higher clocks (and of course higher TDP) like unlocked multiplier SKUs, but the goal is to provide lower TDP, which is also the favorite model of OEM manufacturers.
Therefore, Intel is expected to launch at least six non-K versions of the 12th-generation Alder Lake-S desktop CPU series. DDAA117 leaked photos of the first batch of retail non-K chips on Zhihu. As expected, the Core i9 and Core i7 variants will retain the same core configuration as the “K” series siblings. The main difference will be in the form of clock speed and TDP.
Starting from the Core i9-12900 (F), we will get the same 16 cores and 24 threads and 30MB of L3 cache on the configuration. The clock speed of the P-Core is adjusted back to the basic clock of 2.40 GHz, and the basic clock of the E-Core is 1.80 GHz. The maximum turbo frequency will be pushed to 5.1GHz.
This is done to accommodate the lower 65W TDP, not to unlock the 125W (241 MTP) on the SKU. The Intel Core i7-12700 (F) will also have 12 cores, 20 threads and 25MB of L3 cache. The clock speed of the P core is adjusted back to 2.10 GHz, the clock speed of the E core is 1.60 GHz, the maximum core frequency is 4.90 GHz, and the TDP is 65W.
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And then, the Core i5 model can also see the most significant changes in the form of non-small core design. Both Intel Core i5-12600 and Core i5-12400 will use a 6-core and 12-thread design and will consist of only P-Cores. Both chips have 18MB of L3 cache, the clock frequency is set to 3.30GHz and 3.00GHz, and the turbo frequency is 4.8GHz and 4.6GHz.
The TDP of both chips is 65W, so the imaginary enemy is very clear: AMD’s Ryzen 5 5600X because their performance indicators are very close. There is also the Core i5-12500, which is sandwiched between the above two i5s, which has the same core configuration but provides a base clock of 2.5 GHz and a turbo performance of 4.4 GHz.
Finally, the 12-generation Core i3 lineup includes Intel Core i3-12300 and i3-12100. Both CPUs have 4 cores and 8 threads (4 P cores). The operating clocks are kept at 4.4GHz and 4.3GHz respectively. They both contain 12MB of L3 cache. Models below i5-12600 have a built-in UHD730 core display. The higher-end models have UHD770 iGPU.