Intel teases pre-binned Core i9-12900KS: up to 5.5GHz boost CPU clock

Intel has started teasing its new pre-binned Core i9-12900KS processor, which is the first CPU to be thrown all the way up to a 5.5GHz boost clock and up to 5.2GHz on all P-cores.

In a tweet from Intel Technology, we are being teased with an HWiNFO screenshot that shows us a 16-core (8+8) processor that looks to be the pre-binned Core i9-12900KS we've been hearing about. The new "S" version of the CPU will be the Special Edition of the Core i9-12900K like the Core i9-9900KS was to the Core i9-9900K.

Intel has an MSRP of $589 on its Core i9-12900K processor, so we should expect the pre-binned Core i9-12900KS processor to cost even more -- especially if it going to be a stellar overclocker. Even more so now that Silicon Lottery has shut down, with the website previously offering pre-binned CPUs, it seems Intel is just going to do it themselves with the 12900KS.

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We should hear everything we need to know (and have actual confirmation, and pricing) of Intel's new Core i9-12900KS processor on January 4 at CES 2022.