Just now, the 12th generation of Core and corresponding platforms that have undergone major innovations in architecture and huge platform changes have been officially released in China. Whether it is a new CPU that combines performance/energy efficiency cores, a Z690 motherboard that integrates the latest standards and interfaces, or a leapfrog DDR5 memory, it should be of great interest to many small partners. At the time of product release, the 12th generation platform has actually been placed on our desktop, let Xiaobian take you to appreciate their style.
Let's start with the quite distinctive test version of the CPU, the recent generations of Core test products have adopted creative special packaging, this time is no exception, open the box, the first thing you see is a huge 12th generation Core core, of course, a closer look will find that it is actually just a decorative board, the back pattern of this decorative board is the origin of the 12th generation Core code name, the real Alder Lake, south of Seattle, adjacent to the Kaimu Lake scenery of Rainier Snow Mountain.
Then there are the two cpUs of the i9 and i5, models i9-12900K and i5-12600K, which are also the most common combinations of the first test of the last few generations of Intel Core, representing the most powerful performance and mainstream high-performance choices of the audiophile level.
Compared with the 11th Generation Core, the new Core has become longer, and the components of the contacts and underlays are smaller and denser. The anti-stunting gap at the edge has also become 4. In fact, there is also a point that is difficult to see in the figure, that is, the thickness of the CPU has also changed, so the radiator must also be updated.
In terms of DDR5 memory, the good partner of the 12th generation Core, Kingston, Weigang, Andreida and other products have been listed, followed by pirate ships, Zhiqi, Asgard and other brands. Among them, Jinbang and Ylendar memory have been delivered. Whether it is Jinbang's vest RGB design or Indac's heroism without heat sinks at high frequencies, it shows that DDR5 is already a fairly mature product.
For the 12th generation core platform, we chose the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO. As a newest and most high-end product, we were impressed by its huge outer packaging.
As for the motherboard itself, whether it is a strong power supply, thermal configuration or enough various interfaces, or the comprehensive overclocking debugging capabilities on the board, it reflects the unique strength of flagship chips and audiophile models.
In addition to the onboard features, the included high-speed M.2 SSD expansion card eliminates the last bottleneck on the motherboard and allows the storage to keep up with other accessories. Interestingly, the motherboard directly comes with a blank U disk, allowing everyone to download the driver and even make the most suitable installation and maintenance disk for themselves, which is more convenient and practical than the traditional accessory disc.
Other configurations can not be ambiguous, designed to match the LGA1700 processor designed as the Asus ROG RYUJIN II 360 water-cooled heatsink will escort the 12th generation Core's painstaking testing, the high-speed Seagate Coldplay 530 SSD will be responsible for carrying the test software, plus the Sotai Apocalypse RTX 3080 graphics card, NZXT 850W power supply, the unprecedented powerful platform has been called.
So, how exactly does it perform? Although the specific test results will not be lifted until 21:00 on November 4, Intel's benchmark test has been fully exposed. 12th Generation Core offers a 19% system performance improvement at the same frequency, the leading position in the vast majority of game tests, the efficiency of content creation... As for the specific actual score, frame rate and other information, we are still looking forward to our relevant test reports.