CES 2022: Intel’s Core i9-12900KS Hits 5.5 GHz Out of the Box
If You Thought the Core i9-9900KS was Impressive, Look at This
If you missed Intel’s live stream at CES 2022, you can watch the replay by following this link to Intel’s page, or simply use this YouTube link to advance to the 4m 40s mark and see the introduction the CPU that is the subject of this news post. Or, just read this text description and look at the screenshot below.
During a short on-stage preview of the upcoming “KS” processor in the 12th Gen family, it was shown to be capable of single-core frequencies of 5.5 GHz (out of the box), with all-core frequencies of 5.2 GHz shown during Hitman 3 gameplay:
It’s been more than two years since the Core i9-9900KS processor launched with its staggering 5 GHz all-core speeds out of the box, and I for one can’t wait to (hopefully) get my hands on the latest iteration of the Kentucky Shrout processor, which is going to be found in OEM systems “by the end of this quarter”.
