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, and a really cool portrait of a lake behind.


The retail package is equally impressive. A paperboard box encloses a plastic canister resembling a silicon wafer. Inside, you'll find your processor and some documentation. There is no cooling solution included with the processor.


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 comes with a different cooler mount-hole spacing than LGA1200 and the 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.