A US-based retailer which goes by the name of Provantage has recently listed pricing for Intel’s 12th Generation Alder Lake K-series processors. As we know, Intel’s upcoming Alder Lake will be the first hybrid x86 desktop chips on a mainstream platform, and if the recent news and rumors are to be believed then the Alder Lake will be directly competing with AMD’s Ryzen 5000 chips for a spot on our list of Best CPUs for Gaming.
Even if Provantage has a strong reputation it’s still in favor to approach this matter with caution as Intel will not be releasing its new SoC’s until Fall 2021, so Provantage’s pricing could just be a placeholder.
According to reports, the listing by Provantage is as for the Core i9-12900K, Core i7-12700K, Core i5-12600K, and their corresponding KF-series counterparts. Following the news, we found that the retailer has listed the KF models with a $26 to $27 discount, so that’s seemingly what Intel’s Gen12 Xe graphics is worth. That’s not a huge surprise, considering that Alder Lake has been rumored to retain the Xe-LP graphics engine that’s inside Intel’s Tiger Lake chips, but with up to 32 EUs.
Intel 12th Generation Alder Lake Pricing
| Processor | Boxed Pricing | Tray Pricing | Base / Boost Clocks (GHz) | L3 Cache (MB) | TDP (W) | Boxed PN | Tray PN |
| Core i9-12900K | $604.89 | $605.92 | 3.2 / 5.2 | 30 | 125 | BX8071512900K | CM8071504549230 |
| Core i9-12900KF | $578.13 | $578.49 | 3.2 / 5.2 | 30 | 125 | BX8071512900KF | CM8071504549231 |
| Core i7-12700K | $422.17 | $420.26 | 3.6 / 5.0 | 25 | 125 | BX8071512700K | CM8071504553828 |
| Core i7-12700KF | $395.61 | $392.36 | 3.6 / 5.0 | 25 | 125 | BX8071512700KF | CM8071504553829 |
| Core i5-12600K | $288.77 | $283.59 | 3.7 / 4.9 | 20 | 125 | BX8071512600K | CM8071504555227 |
| Core i5-12600KF | $261.77 | $263.15 | 3.7 / 4.9 | 20 | 125 | BX8071512600KF | CM8071504555228 |
The Core i9-12900K and Core i9-12900KF have been listed by Provantage at $604.89 and $578.13, respectively. The pricing is at the very best modest when compared to another retailer that posted the same processors for $705 and $674, respectively.
On the other hand, the Core i7-12700K and Core i7-12700KF will cost around $422.17 and $395.61, respectively. Coming to the Core i5-12600K and Core i5-12600KF which are poised to be the favorite SKUs for gamers will carry a $288.77 price tag for K-variant while the latter is priced at $261.77.
It will be interesting to see the interesting battle between Intel and AMD after the release of Intel’s Alder Lake CPUs.
