A new 12th Gen Intel flagship CPU is on sale at Newegg with some impressive specs

ByRich Edmondspublished

For when you need even faster clock speeds.

Updated March 25, 2022, at 10:50 a.m. ET: It appears the Newegg listing has been taken down.

What you need to know

Newegg has a new Intel flagship processor available right now that surpasses the Intel Core i9-12900K. This new king of Alder Lake is the Intel Core i9-12900KS, priced at $799.99. As spotted by our partners over at Tom's Hardware, this is just shy of $200 above the asking price of the now relegated Core i9-12900K.

Rich Edmonds is a word conjurer at Windows Central, covering everything related to Windows, gaming, and hardware. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a device chassis. You can follow him over on Twitter at @RichEdmonds.

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