Leaked Intel 12th Generation Alder Lake Non-K CPU Specifications

So far, Intel has only officially issued the "K" variants of its 12th generation Alder Lake processors (review pending), which are 125w advanced "unlocked" processors optimized for overclocking. For those who are more interested in 65w lower components, there has been no indication from Intel as to when it would unveil its "normal" processors adapted for the public. Fortunately for us, these beans have now been spilled in the open, thanks to Dell and other system integrators, who inadvertently seem to have uploaded the very likely embargo material. What's really fascinating this time is that Intel looks to offer lower processors without integrated graphics, which is a bold yet dubious move from the tech giant. 

There is a table showing all the Intel processors that are compatible on a manual page for the Dell / Aurora Alienware 13 computer, and it contains a lot of Intel non-K processors that we have been wondering about. To begin with, there are two variants of the Core i9-12900, one with the same 8P + 8E core number as the K version but significantly lower clock frequencies, which means that it can be a 65w CPU. There is a normal version and an "F" variant, both with 24 threads and both Performance and Efficiency cores. But even if the K version has a boost clock of 5.2 GHz, the non-K version only reaches 5.1 GHz, and the F version can stay at 5 GHz.

Another surprise is the non-K Core i5-12600, despite the fact that this CPU family has been a mainstay of the "performance for the price" podium for many years. It contains only six Performance cores with Hyperthreading and no E-cores for efficiency, according to Dell's graphics. This is a significant change from the advanced K-chip, which uses a hybrid architecture of Performance (P) and Efficiency (E) cores, and it is also Alder Lake's "game-changing" feature. According to Tom's Hardware, all chips will use Alder Lake 6P matrices, which are physically smaller than their larger brothers and lack the Gracemont efficiency cores.

The Core i5-12400F, which is similarly a 12-core, 65w CPU, but with an extremely conservative 2.5GHz base clock and an unknown boost speed, is at the bottom of the spectrum.

When these processors will be formally unveiled or available for purchase is currently unknown, but reports point to CES 2022 as a suitable opportunity to debut as it will have given its advanced processors time to shine on the market on their own. In addition, if you like brevity, Videocardz has compiled a list of all known leaks in a convenient chart that you can see here.