Thursday, September 30th 2021

Intel 12th Generation Alder Lake Series Packaging Leaked

Sep 30th, 2021 22:43 Discuss (42 Comments)

We have seen numerous leaks for the upcoming Intel 12th Generation Core series of processes which are expected to launch on November 4th. The packaging for the flagship Core i9-12900K along with the i9/i7/i5 skews have now been leaked revealing the designs. The i9-12900K will receive a unique packaging design featuring a small wafer as a promotional display item to help differentiate the product on store shelves. The rest of the lineup will feature a uniform design reminiscent of previous generations with the same standard size packaging. The design for any potential i3 processors has not been revealed but we would expect it to be in line with the others. Intel is expected to announce the processors at an Innovation event on October 28th with shipments beginning November 4th.

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42 Comments on Intel 12th Generation Alder Lake Series Packaging Leaked

cadaveca

My name is Dave

love this box.

ThaiTaffy

Leaks aren't leaks anymore is my personal opinion, when gigabyte got hit with ransome ware the other month and all that info was leaked, that's a leak. Things like this and the benchmarks that have been trickling out are just publicity and could very possibly be sourced back to intel.

thesmokingman

Who cares what the package looks like?

AlwaysHope

thesmokingmanWho cares what the package looks like?

Yes, its performance that matters. Also with this generation, what boards are going to facilitate usage of DDR4 &/or DDR5?

Tomorrow

I quite like the fake silicon wafer (or image of it?) embedded in the packaging for the 12900K presumably. Fairly minimalist tho i would prefer it to be a single shade of blue instead on multiple.

MachineLearning

TomorrowI quite like the fake silicon wafer (or image of it?) embedded in the packaging for the 12900K presumably. Fairly minimalist tho i would prefer it to be a single shade of blue instead on multiple.

All the 10nm rejects had to go somewhere...

piloponth

This Alder Lake thing is really hyped lately. They must be desperate.

The Quim Reaper

thesmokingmanWho cares what the package looks like?

I do. There will come a time when my pristine 9900K box will be worth more than the CPU :)

AusWolf

The blue colour of the box gradually gets pale as you go from i9 to i5. Is that supposed to make budget-conscious users feel like they're getting the watered-down version? :rolleyes:

#10

Flyordie

I really wish CPU manufacturers would stop shipping CPUs in these big ass boxes.

Sell a retail model without the cooler, but keep the full retail warranty, on online sites like Newegg. In todays world, we need to shave as much wasted space off shipping and resources in packaging as we can on top of whats saved by not including a cooler.

#11

AusWolf

FlyordieI really wish CPU manufacturers would stop shipping CPUs in these big ass boxes.

Sell a retail model without the cooler, but keep the full retail warranty, on online sites like Newegg. In todays world, we need to shave as much wasted space off shipping and resources in packaging as we can on top of whats saved by not including a cooler.

Agreed. Even the cooler is a waste most of the time. A small cooler makes sense with an i3, a bigger one with an i5, but even a basic, 65 W Core i7 is too much for the factory Intel cooler, which ends up on the shelf 9 out of 10 times.

#12

dyonoctis

thesmokingmanWho cares what the package looks like?

It's part of their branding, and it does matter, it's pretty much why the average person who knows nothing about computers think that Intel is the best even though they don't have any data :D we are not rational creature, something High-end need to looks high-end to be entirely convincing. "The clothes do make the man"

#13

randomUser

I'd pay 100 eur for wafer. I don't need cpu.

#14

Vayra86

AusWolfThe blue colour of the box gradually gets pale as you go from i9 to i5. Is that supposed to make budget-conscious users feel like they're getting the watered-down version? :rolleyes:

Watered down indeed, because the i9 requires a discrete GPU as it says on there. That dark box is ALL CPU baby.

So the bigger your CPU, the less capable it gets... or put differently, Intel can't fit that IGP on there proper unless it shaves off cores. I'm sure that was intended and not pure necessity.

AusWolfAgreed. Even the cooler is a waste most of the time. A small cooler makes sense with an i3, a bigger one with an i5, but even a basic, 65 W Core i7 is too much for the factory Intel cooler, which ends up on the shelf 9 out of 10 times.

And yet 77W package i5 3570k's went along just fine with the stock cooler they provided alongside it. Even a mild OC was perfectly possible and you'd never see anything over 80C. I believe I ran 1.24v vcore on them just fine.

Strange how those TDPs work these days eh

#15

Gundem

Leaked packaging... What next :laugh:

#16

ThaiTaffy

Leaked pricing will surely be next then leaked extended release dates due to shortages halting production.

#17

Bomby569

daily leakes™ by Intel

#18

ThaiTaffy

Bomby569daily leakes™ by Intel

Leaks seem to be more interesting to tech types than publicity. Feels like we're getting info on the down low.

#19

trog100

i still have my 9900K box.. what i dont have is any compelling reason to move on to a later cpu.. :)

trog

#20

Valantar

[Insert joke about Intel 7 yields being so bad they bundle a full wafer along with every CPU sold]

#21

InVasMani

Special edition RGB packaging now 500% more monies for streamers trying to look impressive.

#22

TheinsanegamerN

Vayra86Watered down indeed, because the i9 requires a discrete GPU as it says on there. That dark box is ALL CPU baby.

So the bigger your CPU, the less capable it gets... or put differently, Intel can't fit that IGP on there proper unless it shaves off cores. I'm sure that was intended and not pure necessity.

Wellt he peanut gallery has been whining like toddlers for YEARS now about how iGPUs were a "total waste" and how intel needed to make "iGPU less" designs for their e-peen rigs.

Well, here you go. Selling for a HDET price at that! I wouldnt be surprised if they lap this thing up.

Vayra86And yet 77W package i5 3570k's went along just fine with the stock cooler they provided alongside it. Even a mild OC was perfectly possible and you'd never see anything over 80C. I believe I ran 1.24v vcore on them just fine.

Strange how those TDPs work these days eh

I ran my 3570k at 3.8 GHz at 1.05V on the stock cooler for years. Never went over 74C.

Also pro tip: I've run a pentium g6400 without a cooler. Like at all. Worked fine for 4+ hours of benchmarks.

#23

CrAsHnBuRnXp

ThaiTaffyLeaks aren't leaks anymore is my personal opinion, when gigabyte got hit with ransome ware the other month and all that info was leaked, that's a leak. Things like this and the benchmarks that have been trickling out are just publicity and could very possibly be sourced back to intel.

I cant remember a "leak" that i read about that didnt turn out to be true in the end. And I agree with you. When something like what happens with gigabyte then their internal plans are made public, that is a leak. The word "leak" is used too loosely these days.

#24

ppn

The box shows a wafer inside. It wouldn't be bad if we could buy the whole wafer to insert it like a bluray disk.

#25

AusWolf

Vayra86And yet 77W package i5 3570k's went along just fine with the stock cooler they provided alongside it. Even a mild OC was perfectly possible and you'd never see anything over 80C. I believe I ran 1.24v vcore on them just fine.

Strange how those TDPs work these days eh

That CPU was 22 nm if I'm correct. I believe it all comes down to heat density. The all-praised 3000 and 5000 series Ryzens are even more difficult to cool when space or airflow is restricted.

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