Intel launches 12th-gen ‘Alder Lake’ CPUs with up to 16 cores

Intel has launched their new 12th-gen ‘Alder Lake’ desktop CPUs, comprising Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 models. The company has launched six new models, all of which are unlocked and support overclocking. 12th-gen CPUs for segments like laptops will also be launching, Intel has confirmed. Additional desktop models will also be launching in 2022.

The Alder Lake CPUs will use a mix of two different core types, which specialised for performance and efficiency, in a way similar to smartphone processors or Apple’s M1 chipsets. Intel calls this ‘Performance Hybrid Architecture’. The 12th-gen Intel Core CPUs will be manufactured on Intel’s 10nm process, recently renamed ‘Intel 7’. They will also support the DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 standards.

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Intel has said that despite the ongoing global chip shortage, Alder Lake CPUs will be readily available in stores, and will also be available to PC OEM manufacturers to include in their pre-built desktops.

The top of the line Intel Core i9 model, with eight high performance and eight efficiency cores, is touted by Intel as the “world’s best gaming processor”, and can run at a clock speed of up to 5.2Ghz. It will launch with a price of $589 in the US. India pricing and availability details have not yet been announced.