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Comparing two Intel Core i9 CPUs - what's the difference? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

If it says i9-12900KS, then that's what it is. There isn't a difference, they're the same thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

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%20edition

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Btw if you're just gaming, go for the 7800x3d or i5-13600k