Intel launches Core i9-12900KS as the world’s fastest desktop processor, price starts around Rs 56,000

• Intel has finally made details on its Core i9-12900KS public. With the best of Intel technologies, the desktop processor is meant to provide the ultimate gaming experience to all. Here is how.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Intel Core i9-12900KS has been launched with 5.5 GHz max turbo frequency.
• It comes with Intel technologies like Thermal Velocity Boost and Adaptive Boost Technology.
• The processor will go on sale starting April 5

Intel is finally out with all the details, including price and availability, for its new 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KS. Touted to be "the world’s fastest desktop processor," the new Intel chipset will go on sale globally starting April 5. Intel mentions a "recommended customer price" of $739, or about Rs 56,000. So we can expect it to cost anywhere around Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000 in India.

The highlights - other than the world's fastest tag, Intel says that the Core i9-12900KS delivers up to 5.5 GHz max turbo frequency. For context, its rival AMD's Ryzen 9 5900X comes with a base clock of 4.8 GHz, so expect significant performance speeds on the new Intel processor.

The fast processing speed is backed by Intel's proprietary technologies like its Thermal Velocity Boost and Adaptive Boost Technology. And just like any other top-end processor, Intel says that the Core i9-12900KS is meant to provide "the ultimate gaming experience" to even the most extreme gamers.

With Core i9-12900KS, Intel targets "enthusiasts and gamers" who seek the fastest processor speeds available in the market. In numbers, it comes with 16 cores, including eight Performance-cores and eight Efficient-cores, along with 24 threads. The performance maps to 5.5 GHz max turbo frequency, 150W processor base power, and 30MB Intel Smart Cache.