Intel’s Alder Lake will be soon popping up in the market and the Alder Lake Desktop ‘T-Series’ CPUs which feature 35W TDP have been leaked by FanlessTech. According to sources, Intel is prepping at least seven variants including Core i9, Core i7, Core i5, and Core i3 models.
The leaker indicates that the 35W Intel Alder Lake CPUs will be launching in early 2022 and it will have Core i9, Core i7, Core i5, Core i3 variants.
- i9-12900T 16 (8+8) 24T 30MB L3 up to 4.9GHz UHD Graphics 770
- i7-12700T 12 (8+4) 20T 25MB L3 up to 4.7GHz UHD Graphics 770
- i5-12600T 6 (6+0) 12T 18MB L3 up to 4.6GHz UHD Graphics 770
- i5-12500T 6 (6+0) 12T 18MB L3 up to 4.4GHz UHD Graphics 770
- i5-12400T 6 (6+0) 12T 18MB L3 up to 4.2GHz UHD Graphics 730
- i3-12300T 4 (4+0) 8T 12MB L3 up to 4.2GHz UHD Graphics 730
- i3-12100T 4 (4+0) 8T 12MB L3 up to 4.1GHz UHD Graphics 730
Intel’s top-of-the-line will be Core i9-12900T and it will feature 16 Cores (8+8), 24 threads, 30 MB of L3 cache, and boost clocks of up to 4.90 GHz. Coming up next is the Core i7-12700T featuring 12 Cores (8+4), 20 threads, 25 MB of L3 cache, and a boost clock of 4.7 GHz.
The Core i5 lineup will be the Core i5-12600T, Core i5-12500T, and Core i5-12400T. All chips feature 6 cores (6+0), 12 threads, 18 MB of L3 cache. Clock speeds are reported at up to 4.6, 4.4, and 4.2 GHz, respectively.
Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake Desktop CPU Specs “Rumored”
| CPU Name | P-Core Count | E-Core Count | Total Core / Thread | P-Core Base / Boost (Max) | P-Core Boost (All-Core) | E-Core Base / Boost | E-Core Boost (All-Core) | Cache | TDP (PL1) | TDP (PL2) | Expected (MSRP) Price |
| Core i9-12900K | 8 | 8 | 16 / 24 | 3.2 / 5.3 GHz | 5.0 GHz (All Core) | TBA / 3.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz (All Core) | 30 MB | 125W | 228W | $599 US |
| Core i9-12900 | 8 | 8 | 16 / 24 | 3.2 / 5.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz (All Core) | TBA | TBA | 30 MB | 65W | ~200W | $509 US |
| Core i9-12900T | 8 | 8 | 16 / 24 | TBA / 4.9 GHz | TBA | TBA | TBA | 30 MB | 35W | TBA | TBA |
| Core i7-12700K | 8 | 4 | 12 / 20 | 3.6 / 5.0 GHz | 4.7 GHz (All Core) | TBA / 3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz (All Core) | 25 MB | 125W | 228W | $429 US |
| Core i7-12700 | 8 | 4 | 12 / 20 | 3.6 / 4.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz (All Core) | TBA | TBA | 25 MB | 65W | ~200W | $359 US |
| Core i7-12700T | 8 | 4 | 12 / 20 | TBA / 4.7 GHz | TBA | TBA | TBA | 25 MB | 35W | TBA | TBA |
| Core i5-12600K | 6 | 4 | 10 / 16 | 3.7 / 4.9 GHz | 4.5 GHz (All Core) | TBA / 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz (All Core) | 20 MB | 125W | 228W | $279 US |
| Core i5-12600 | 6 | 0 | 6 / 12 | 3.7 / 4.8 GHz | 4.4GHz (All Core) | TBA | TBA | 18 MB | 65W | ~200W | $249 US |
| Core i5-12600T | 6 | 0 | 6 / 12 | TBA / 4.6 GHz | TBA | TBA | TBA | 18 MB | 35W | TBA | TBA |
| Core i5-12500T | 6 | 0 | 6 / 12 | TBA / 4.4 GHz | TBA | TBA | TBA | 18 MB | 35W | TBA | TBA |
| Core i5-12400 | 6 | 0 | 6 / 12 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | 18 MB | 65W | ~200W | $203 US |
| Core i5-12400T | 6 | 0 | 6 / 12 | TBA / 4.2 GHz | TBA | TBA | TBA | 18 MB | 35W | TBA | TBA |
| Core i3-12200T | 4 | 0 | 4 / 8 | TBA / 4.2 GHz | TBA | TBA | TBA | 12 MB | 35W | TBA | TBA |
| Core i3-12100T | 4 | 0 | 4 / 8 | TBA / 4.1 GHz | TBA | TBA | TBA | 12 MB | 35W | TBA | TBA |
