Unboxing and Photography

Our Core i9-12900K and i5-12600K samples came to us in a special press-only package, which is a jewel case that has a plastic scale-up model of the Intel Alder Lake-S die.


The retail package is a simple paperboard box that's extremely spartan and doesn't even cost a dollar to make. No cooler is included.


Here it is, the processor itself. It measures 37.5 mm x 45.0 mm and is a more rectangular-looking processor, much like the LGA1366 before it.


Intel Socket LGA1700 has an intuitive installation process that should be familiar from many past LGA sockets. Trouble is that it has a different cooler mount-hole spacing than LGA1200 and five different Socket-H series sockets before it, so you'll need to search for a compatible cooler. Most cooler companies are handing out adapters, but these aren't available in all countries.