Intel may announce more 12th-generation Core processors at the CES 2022 special event in the early morning of January 5, including mobile version, 65 watt non-K model i3/i5/i7, etc.
A few days ago, the B station god stole the ES engineering fragments of the i3-12300 and i3-12100 processors, and gave the CPU-Z, Cinebench R20 results and AIDA64 roaster test.
In terms of specifications, both CPUs are 4-core and 8 threads, and both are P-core, no E-core.
In terms of CPU-Z scores, i3-12300 single-core 702, multi-core 3482, i3-12100 single-core 687, multi-core 3407; R20, 12300 single-core 665cb, multi-threaded 3318cb, 12100 single 649cb, multi-threaded 3248cb.
From the above results alone, the 12th generation i3 single-core super Zen3 series, multi-core basically look at the Ryzen 5 3600.
There is also a welcome grill, and the two models are kept at about 60 degrees Celsius throughout the process.
Intel 12th generation Core currently only has a motherboard Z690, and positioning high-end, the price is naturally high, but compared to the previous generation of Z590, it is more expensive.
Why? TPU did some digging.
The most expensive component, of course, is the Z690 chipset itself, which costs $51, but is only $1 more expensive than the previous Z590.
But the most surprising thing is that the component with the most price increases is the new LGA1700 socket.
Previous generations of LGA115x small-scale wholesale prices were around $5, and bulk wholesale is cheaper, while the new LA1700 is about $10-15 even if purchased in large quantities, which is about 4 times more expensive.
Another key is the power supply design. This time, Intel upgraded the power supply specification from the IMVP 8 version to the IMVP 9.1 version, and the power supply module was also upgraded from the conventional DrMOS to the SPS, which must be completely redesigned, the cost is naturally much higher, and the cost of each phase power supply circuit is almost twice as expensive as the Z590.
New DDR5 memory support also raises costs, but all within control.
The new PCIe 5.0 costs little extra money, as the 12th Generation Core only supports one PCIe 5.0 slot, does not require a retimer, and does not have major circuit design changes.
To make matters worse, the semiconductor industry continues to face a shortage of component supply, which further increases costs.