Greetings all,
I cannot find a comparison matrix for the two following seemingly identical Core i9 CPUs. Can anyone tell me if there are any significant differences between these two… especially to justify the $110 price (Canadian) difference? The first one is labeled “special edition”… what does that mean? They both have the same part number.
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores, 24 Threads, Up to 5.5 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset, Support DDR4 & 5, PCIe Gen 5.0, 12th Gen Boxed (BX8071512900KS)
$599
Intel Core i9-12900KS Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores Up to 5.5 GHz with Intel Thermal Velocity Boost, featuring Intel Adaptive Boost Technology LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 150W Processor Base Power (BX8071512900KS )
$481
Thanks so much.
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If it says i9-12900KS, then that’s what it is. There isn’t a difference, they’re the same thing.
Both are showing the same part # (BX8071512900KS), so both are the same.
Where are you seeing these two? What comparison matrix are you speaking of?
i think both special editions,.
k - unlocked
s - special edition
f - no igpu
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html#:~:text=S,Special%20editionBtw if you’re just gaming, go for the 7800x3d or i5-13600k