12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 desktop processor
Revolutionary performance and multitasking with your custom ORIGIN PC
With the highest clock speeds and a groundbreaking new architecture, you’ll be able to push your gameplay to new heights while secondary apps run seamlessly in the background.
Up to
5.2 GHz Max Clock Speed116 Cores
8 Performance-cores
8 Efficient-cores
24 Threads
16 on Performance-cores
8 on Efficient-cores
Unlocked and overclockable2
Divide and conquer
Intel’s new performance hybrid architecture integrates two core families into a single CPU, keeping everything in your gaming universe running smoothly.
Intel® Thread Director
Prioritizes and manages workloads, sending tasks to the best core for the job.3
8 Performance-cores
P-cores are built for performance across single and lightly-threaded workloads, enhancing activities like gaming and productivity
8 Efficient-cores
E-cores are optimized for multi-threaded performance, minimizing interruptions from secondary tasks.
Performance beyond the cores
The new processor architecture is also compatible with the latest platform innovations, giving you performance improvements throughout your ORIGIN PC
Ready for what’s next
Support for PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 for high-performance components like memory and graphics.
Future proof
If you still prefer to stick with DDR4, don’t worry, ORIGIN PC offers select DDR4 compatible motherboards that support Intel® Alder Lake processors and any DDR4 memory. You can always add ORIGIN PC’s EVOLVE service under your warranty to be ready to upgrade to a DDR5 compatible motherboard in the future.*
*expected timeframe for trade in to DDR5 is 1H 2022.Streamlined overclocking customization
Separate overclocking controls for both types of cores gives you nuanced personalization.
*Disclaimer: 1On performance cores. Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex.
2Unlocked features are present with select chipsets and processor combinations. Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components. Check with system and component manufacturers for details.
3Intel® Thread Director is designed into 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and helps supporting operating systems to more intelligently channel workloads to the right core. No user action required. See intel.com for details.
4Visit www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex (connectivity) for more details.
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