Intel Core i9-12900KS Review – Fast, Juicy, Hot and Dumb

1. Introducing the Core i9-12900KS2. What is a KS? Time to get Testing3. CPU Testing: Cinebench R15 and R234. Testing: Handbrake, 3DMark and Far Cry 65. Games: Watch Dogs: Legion and Marvel's GotG6. Testing: CPU Temperature and Power7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

Cinebench R15 Single Core

In Cinebench R15 Single Core the KS tops the chart on Auto settings thanks to its 5.5GHz clock speed.

Cinebench R15 Multi Core

Cinebench R15 Multi Core plays to the strengths of the overclocked KS which manages to beat the mighty Ryzen 9 5950X.

Cinebench R23 Single Core

The Cinebench R23 Single Core benchmark test shows the KS in the best possible light, crushing the competition with its huge Boost speed and galloping along at a furious pace.

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

By contrast the Cinebench R23 Multi Core test shows the KS in a more nuanced light. As we show in our video, the initial run on Auto was nothing special and we had to work on voltage settings, clock speeds and CPU cooling to finally deliver the results we had been expecting.

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