Intel 12th and 13th Gen processors support both DDR4 and DDR5 motherboard options. However, according to a new report, vendor partner MSI is allegedly working on phasing out the DDR4 variants.
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It looks like the official presentation slides for Intel's upcoming 13th Gen Raptor Lake-S desktop processors have leaked out early. The slides reveal the CPU specs as well as Z790 chipset details.
Following ASRock and Asus, MSI today has released the firmware updates that add support for Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake-S chips its 600 series motherboards. The CPUs are expected to launch in October.
Intel13th Gen Raptor Lake-S launch is right around the corner and as such, leaks are coming in thick and fast. The latest one shows Raptor Lake will continue using DDR4 memory too alongside DDR5.
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Intel has finally responded to widespread reports of bending 12th Gen Alder Lake-S desktop processors. Some of the most expensive SKUs like the Core i9-12900K are also affected by this issue.
A Chinese motherboard vendor called Onda has developed a fascinating motherboard for Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake-S processors that has one DIMM slot for DDR4 while the other DIMM slot is for DDR5.
Intel's 13th gen Core processors are built on the upcoming Raptor Lake architecture and motherboard maker Biostar has already listed next-gen Z790 and B760 chipset mainboards for EEC certification.
MSI has announced a new ATX12VO-based mother for Intel Alder Lake-S processors. The board is named the PRO H610M 12VO, the first budget 12VO offering. Details, however, on it are low currently.
ASUS has made a new DDR5 to DDR4 adapter which can help fit DDR4 RAM onto a DDR5 motherboard. The device, although prototype, makes sense in the market right now as DDR5 kits are too expensive.
ASUS has confirmed that the reversed capacitor problem that was detected earlier is potentially causing the issues on its ROG Maximus Hero Z690 motherboards. The firm has initiated a recall program.
The $599.99 Maximus Hero Z690 motherboards could be going up in flames due to a silly error from ASUS' manufacturing. Analysis shows that the board's capacitor is placed incorrectly, causing failure.
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A purported early comparison of the upcoming Intel Alder Lake-S Core i3-12100 shows it completely annihilating the currently available Ryzen 3 3300X and 3100 processors in all kinds of workload.
The specifications of Alder Lake-S locked (non-K) models have leaked out today via a couple of leaks. Alongside those, pictures of the physical CPU SKUs themselves have also been leaked.
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Due to the recently reported shortage of DDR5 desktop memory, scalpers have started to sell these at very high prices on eBay. For example, a pair of dual 16GB RGB RAM kits has been listed for $5,000.
DDR5 kits are already experiencing shortages and according to a report, it is not induced by the ongoing chip shortage, at least not directly. Instead it's the expensive PMICs that are to be blamed.
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Intel's Alder Lake-S compatible 600 series motherboards may not all feature the new PCIe 5.0 technology according to a new report. The motherboard models seem to not indicate this difference clearly.
ASRock has announced today that its overclocking (OC) records on Alder Lake-S using the Z690 AQUA OC board have been validated by HWBOT. Meanwhile, Gigabyte has denied that it faked its 8GHz CPU-Z OC.
Intel launched its 12th gen Alder Lake-S desktop CPUs recently which are compatible with both DDR5 and DDR4 boards. In this article, we try to summarise what the pros and cons of each platform are.
Intel at its Innovation event allegedly used an older Windows 11 build - which had issues on Ryzen - to showcase its performance advantages with Alder Lake-S, claims Charlie Demerjian.
Slides showing the purported pricing and gaming performance of Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S lineup have leaked. The flagship Core i9-12900K is seemingly up to 30% faster than Ryzen 9 5950X at gaming.
A Reddit user has posted photos of a retail version of Intel's Alder Lake-S flagship Core i9-12900K that they managed to purchase early. Elsewhere, Microcenter has also started listing the CPUs.
Next-gen DDR5 memory will be 50-60% more expensive than DDR4 was at launch, according to MSI's estimates. Support for the new DRAM standard is being debuted with Intel's 12th gen Alder Lake-S CPUs.
Acer has launched its new Predator Orion 7000 Windows 11 gaming desktops packing Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S platform alongside Nvidia's RTX 3090. They sport plenty of options and ARGB lighting.
Probably the first DDR4 benchmarks for Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S desktop processors have leaked today via PugetBench. Overall, the performance on DDR4 seems good at least in the case of this.
A purported new leak for the upcoming Alder Lake-S flagship Core i9-12900K shows the processor is easily able to overclock DDR5 kits by insane amounts suggesting that the CPUs will pack a strong IMC.
MSI has unveiled a free upgrade kit program for a couple of its coolers on Alder Lake-S LGA1700 socket. As a result, the vendor has seemingly confirmed the launch date for Intel's upcoming CPUs.
Official benchmarks for Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S flagship Core i9-12900K have been released today by SiSoftware. It has been compared with the last-gen Rocket Lake 11900K and AMD's Ryzen 9 5900X.
Today, purported SiSoft Sandra and Cinebench R23 results for Intel's Alder Lake-S Core i9-12900K leaked. While the latter's score is quite impressive, the same cannot be said for Sandra.
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New chipset filings for Intel's upcoming H670, B660, and H610 have been spotted on the EEC's website. Curiously, the entries have been made by Intel itself suggesting these aren't launching very soon.
AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X is nearly 30% slower than the upcoming Intel 12th gen Alder Lake-S flagship Core i9 12900K SKU, according to leaked Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation benchmark numbers.
According to a new report today, Intel is purportedly launching its upcoming 12th gen Performance Hybrid-based Alder Lake-S desktop processors and Z690 chipset motherboards in November this year.
Leaked performance numbers for Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S Core i9-12900K in Adobe's After Effects (AE) suggests that the upcoming Intel CPU could disappoint, at least in some of the workloads.
ADATA has announced today a couple of its super-fast upcoming products at its Xtreme Innovation event. The company unveiled its new SE920 USB4 external SSD and new XPG DDR5 capable of 12,600MT/s.
Intel's Alder Lake-S platform is expected to arrive later this year. However, a new report claims that only higher-end parts are arriving first, followed later by the others in 2022.
A new roadmap for Intel's Alder Lake platform has leaked today, which suggests that there might be delays involved in its arrival. There's also a ton of new information on Alder Lake mobile parts.
Only a couple of days after we came to know about the potential performance of the Alder Lake-S flagship Core i9-12900K, we have a new leak today that allegedly details the specs of the upcoming CPUs.
The Alder Lake-S lineup launch seems not too distant with the rumored arrival being Q3 or Q4. Today we have alleged scores of the flagship Alder Lake-S CPU which apparently outdoes even the 5950X.
Spares for socket LGA 1700 / LGA 1800 are already selling online on a Chinese retailer website called Taobao. LGA 1700 is the next-gen socket for Intel's 12th gen desktop Alder Lake-S processors.
Windows 11 testing of Intel's Lakefield, based on the company's version of big.LITTLE architecture, shows promising results as the new OS' scheduler seems to be slightly better at task handling.
TEAMGROUP has announced its new Elite DDR5-4800 U-DIMM memory for desktops. The product is launching within a few weeks. TEAMGROUP has confirmed that the kits will work with Intel's Alder Lake-S.
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