Intel Alder Lake (12th-gen) Release Date, Pricing & Spec News

In May 2022, Intel then launched a brand-new category of 12th-gen CPUs. Known as Alder Lake HX, they sit at the top of the company's lineup of ... Share Tweet Intel’snewAlderLakeHXCPUsaredesignedformobileworkstations TechAdvisor Reviews Phones Laptops Tablets PCs Software Printers Storage Wearables SmartHome Appliances Wi-FiandNetworking Audio Displays Cameras TVs BestBuys Phones Laptops Tablets WearableTech SmartHome Accessories Software HowTo Windows Apple Android Security Games SmartHome Appliances SocialNetworks Internet News Phones Laptops HomeTech SmartHome Appliances Security VPN Deals More Tablets WearableTech Accessories Audio Games Entertainment SmallBusiness DigitalMagazine Newsletter Search Reviews Phones Laptops Tablets PCs Software Printers Storage Wearables SmartHome Appliances Wi-FiandNetworking Audio Displays Cameras TVs BestBuys Phones Laptops Tablets WearableTech SmartHome Accessories Software Howto Windows Apple Android Security Games SmartHome Appliances SocialNetworks Internet News Phones Laptops HomeTech SmartHome Appliances Security VPN Deals More Tablets Wearables Accessories Audio Games Entertainment SmallBusiness DigitalMagazine Newsletter HotTopics HotTopics iPhone14 GooglePixel7 BestPhones BestLaptops BestVPNServices BestAntivirus Newsletters IntelisstilltheleadingCPUmanufacturerworldwide,butthecompetitionin2022isfiercerthanever.  TherapidrecentriseofAMDisreflectedintheexcellentRyzen6000Series,whileApplehassuccessfullymovedawayfromIntelandembraceditsownsilicon.   AfteranunderwhelminglineupofRocketLakedesktopCPUslastyear,Intelwasunderpressuretorespond.Thecompanyhasdonejustthat,withtheshifttoanewhybriddeliveringsignificantimprovements.  ThefirstAlderLakeCPUswerereleasedtowardstheendof2021,butinthelastfewmonthswe’vereallyseenIntelshowitshand.Dozensofchipsarenowavailablefordesktopsandbuiltintolaptops,butnewprocessorscontinuetobeannounced.Here’severythingyouneedtoknowaboutIntel’s12th-genCPUs.  WhenwereIntelAlderLakeCPUsreleased? IntelconfirmedtheAlderLakenameandsomekeyspecsbackinJanuary2021atCES,butwehadtowaituntil27OctoberforanyCPUstoactuallybeannounced.  ThatwastheAlderLake-Sseriesfordesktops,butloadsmoreprocessorswereannouncedatCES2022on4January.Atotalof22newdesktopCPUswereaddedtothelineup,alongsidemobilechipssplitintothreekeycategories:H-Series(enthusiast),P-Series(thinandlightlaptops)andU-Series(moreaffordabledevices).  Manyhavealreadymadetheirwayinto2022laptops,butIntel’snotdonethere.Anewhigh-endHXSerieswasannouncedon10May,withnewmobileworkstationspoweredbythemexpectedinthecomingmonths.  Duringtheannouncement,IntelteasedthatevenmoreCPUscouldbereleasedpriorto13th-genRaptorLakearrivinglaterthisyear.  HowmuchdoIntelAlderLakeCPUscost? Ifyou’relookingtoupgradeyourdesktop,buyinganAlderLakeCPUisarealisticoption.ThisisIntel’srecommendedpricingforthekeyprocessorsintheUS,withthe£figurelikelytobesimilar:  Corei9-12900KS-$739  Corei9-12900K-$589  Corei9-12900-$529  Corei9-12900F-$509  Corei7-12700K-$409  Corei7-12700KF-$389  Corei7-12700-$359  Corei7-12700F-$329  Corei5-12600K-$289  Corei5-12600-$239  Corei5-12500-$219  Corei5-12400-$209  Corei5-12400F-$179  Corei3-12100-$139  Corei3-12100F-$109  CeleronG6900-$79  CeleronG6900(lowerclockspeed)-$59  Butultimately,third-partyretailersdecidehowmuchtochargeforeachCPU.Thepriceyou’llpaymayvaryconsiderably.  AlderLakemobileCPUsaredesignedtobeintegratedintolaptopsandothermobiledevices,soaren’tavailabletobuyasstandalonecomponents.Thepriceyou’llpaydependsonavarietyofotherfactors,includingdisplay,batteryanddesign.  IntelAlderLakespecs&features AlderLakebringsbigchangestoIntelsilicon.ThesearethefirstCPUstomovebeyondthe14nmprocessthatthecompanyintroducedbackin2015.Thenew10nmprocesshasbeenrebrandedasIntel7,partofanewarchitectureroadmapannouncedinJuly2021.  DesktopCPUs IntelhasalsochangedthestructureofitsCPUstobemoreinlinewithARM-basedchips(includingApple'sM1range).There'snowamixtureofperformanceandpowerefficiencycores,ratherthanfocusingpurelyonmakingthemostpowerfulchippossible.Thishybridmodelshouldallowdevicestosustainperformanceoveralongerperiodoftime,aswellasbenefitbatterylife.Followingunderwhelmingreviewsof11th-genRocketLakechips,thisshiftiswelcome. Image:Intel However,asexpected,you'llneedanewmotherboard.It'sIntel'snewZ690here,althoughyoumayalsoneedanupgradedcoolertosupporttheLG1700socket.YoudoatleastgetWi-Fi6EandUSB3.2Gen2forfastdatatransfer.Thunderbolt4supportremains,too. TherearealsosomeencouragingsignsfromAlderLake'sfirsttruegamingtest,eveniftheCPUwaspairedwiththelatestNvidiaRTXGPUsandDDR5memorytomaximiseperformance.AsGermantechsiteComputerbasespotted,aCapFrameXtestofonlinestrategygameDotasuggestsAlderLakecanhitamaximumFPSofover549,averagingover120fps.However,wedon'tknowwhichresolutionorsettingswereusedwhenrecordingthesefigures. Sincetheirrelease,we'veseensomeimpressivebenchmarksforAlderLakeCPUs,specificallytheCorei7-12700H.Geekbench5resultssuggestit'salmostaspowerfulasAMD'shigh-endRyzen95900X,whilemulti-coreCinebenchscoresputitaheadoftheRyzen95900HXandApple'sM1Max-accordingtotestingfromNotebookCheck. AsperGuru3D,thetop-specCorei9-12900KperformssignificantlybetterthantheRyzen95950X(AMD'scurrentflagshipCPU)acrossbothsingle-thread(26%)andmulti-thread(11%)tests. AsWccftechreports,salesofAlderLakedesktopCPUsmakeforencouragingreadingforIntel.TheprocessorsarebeginningtoreplaceAMD'sRyzen5000SeriesinbestsellerlistsatUSretailerssuchasNeweggandBestBuy,whileAmazoninGermanyandtheUKshowsaroughsplitbetweenthetwocompanies.However,thatmightchangewiththeupcomingRyzen7000SeriesCPUs,afterAMDchosetoskipagenerationofdesktopsupport. MobileCPUs Intotal,we'reexpecting60processorsfromIntel's12th-genrange.Inadditiontothe28desktopCPUsannouncedsofar,therearealso28newmobilechipsavailable.Thesewillbeincludedinmanyofthekeylaptopsin2022andbeyond. They'resplitintothreedistinctcategories.ThefirstisAlderLake-H,designedfor forenthusiast-leveldevices.Here'sasummaryofwhatitoffers: Processor Performancecores Efficiencycores Threads L3cache Maxclockspeed Basepower i9-12900HK 6 8 20 24Mb 5.0GHz 45W i9-12900H 6 8 20 24Mb 5.0GHz 45W i7-12800H 6 8 20 24Mb 4.8GHz 45W i7-12700H 6 8 20 24Mb 4.7GHz 45W i7-12650H 6 4 16 24Mb 4.7GHz 45W i5-12600H 4 8 16 18Mb 4.5GHz 45W i5-12500H 4 8 16 18Mb 4.5GHz 45W i5-12450H 4 4 12 12Mb 4.4GHz 45W Understandably,theseCPUsarethebasisformanyofIntel'sbigAlderLakeclaims.ThecompanydescribestheCorei9-12900HKas"thefastestmobileprocessorever",surpassingbothApple'sM1MaxandAMD'sRyzen95900HXduringinternaltesting. Impressively,that'sthesameconclusionoursistersitePCWorldcametoaftersomeexclusivehands-ontesting.TheCorei9-1200HKdeliversaround30%betterscoresthanthetop-specAlderLakeandRyzen5000chipsinCinebenchR20,whichtestsusingreal-worldapplications. ThatextendstoCinebenchR23,withabouta23%improvementovertheM1Pro.ACrossMarkscoreof1,975alsocomparesfavourablytothefastestM1Maxresultof1,670(viaBAPCo).It'llbeinterestingtoseehowAlderLakecomparestoAMD'snewRyzen6000SerieslaptopCPUs,whichshoulddeliverimprovementsovertheRyzen5000chipusedhere. AmoresubjectiveclaimisthatAlderLakeis"theworld’sbestmobilegamingplatform".Whileitiscapableof4Kgamingandbenchmarkssuggestitdeliversapremiumexperience,it'sreal-worldusagethatwilldecidejusthowgood12th-genchipsreallyare. That'salsothecaseforAlderLake-P,whichaimstobringgreatperformancetothinandlightlaptops: Processor Performancecores Efficiencycores Threads L3cache Maxclockspeed Basepower i7-1280P 6 8 20 24Mb 4.8GHz 28W i7-1270P 4 8 16 18Mb 4.8GHz 28W i7-1260P 4 8 16 18Mb 4.7GHz 28W i5-1250P 4 8 16 12Mb 4.4GHz 28W i5-1240P 4 8 16 12Mb 4.4GHz 28W i3-1220P 2 8 12 12Mb 4.4GHz 28W MoreaffordabledevicesarealsocateredforbyAlderLake-U.Thesechipsstillprimarilyfocusonlightweight,portablecomputers: Processor Performancecores Efficiencycores Threads L3cache Maxclockspeed Basepower i7-1265U 2 8 12 12Mb 4.8GHz 15W i7-1260U 2 8 12 12Mb 4.7GHz 9W i7-1255U 2 8 12 12Mb 4.7GHz 15W i7-1250U 2 8 12 12Mb 4.7GHz 9W i5-1245U 2 8 12 12Mb 4.4GHz 15W i5-1240U 2 8 12 12Mb 4.4GHz 9W i5-1235U 2 8 12 12Mb 4.4GHz 15W i5-1230U 2 8 12 12Mb 4.4GHz 9W i3-1215U 2 4 8 10Mb 4.4GHz 15W i3-1210U 2 4 8 10Mb 4.4GHz 9W Pentium8505 1 4 6 8Mb 4.4GHz 15W Pentium8500 1 4 6 8Mb 4.4GHz 9W Celeron7305 1 4 6 8Mb Nodata 15W Celeron7300 1 4 6 8Mb Nodata 9W InMay2022,Intelthenlaunchedabrand-newcategoryof12th-genCPUs.KnownasAlderLakeHX,theysitatthetopofthecompany’slineupoflaptopCPUsandarebuiltformobileworkstations.   UsingthesamestructureastheAlderLake-Sdesktopchips,allsevennewprocessorsusethesamehybridarchitectureandsupportoverclocking.They’redesignedforpeoplewhowanttheabsolutebestperformanceinalaptop,especiallyondeviceswithlargerdisplays.Here’sasummaryofwhattheyoffer:  Processor  Performancecores  Efficiencycores  Threads  L3cache  Maxclockspeed  Basepower  i9-12950HX  8  8  24  30Mb  5.0GHz  55W  i9-12900HX  8  8  24  30Mb  5.0GHz  55W  i7-12850HX  8  8  16  25Mb  4.8GHz  55W  i7-12800HX  8  8  16  25Mb  4.8GHz  55W  i7-12650HX  6  8  20  24Mb  4.7GHz  55W  i5-12600HX  4  8  16  18Mb  4.6GHz  55W  i5-12450HX  4  4  12  12Mb  4.4GHz  55W  IntelsaysthesenewCPUsareupto80%fasterthanthepreviousgeneration,butit’sunclearhowreflectivethiswillbeofreal-worldusage.AllwillshipwithdiscreteGPUs,bothfromIntel’snewArcrangeandthirdpartiessuchasNvidia.  We'llupdatethisarticleifanymoreisrevealedaboutAlderLake.We'realsolookingaheadto13th-genRaptorLakeprocessors,expectedtolaunchlaterin2022. 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