Overview:
Architecture: 12th Gen Alder Lake – hybrid setup with 8 Performance cores (P‑cores) and 4 Efficient cores (E‑cores), totaling 12 cores and 20 threads
Clock Speeds:
P‑core base: 2.1 GHz / turbo up to 4.9 GHz
E‑core: up to ~3.6 GHz
Cache: 25 MB L3 cache, L2 cache shared across cores
TDP: 65 W base, turbo (PL2) can reach ~180 W
Memory & PCIe Support: DDR4‑3200 or DDR5‑4800, PCIe 5.0 & PCIe 4.0 support
No Integrated Graphics (requires a discrete GPU)
WARRANTY DETAILS:
Purchase Type | Warranty Coverage |
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Boxed / Retail | Intel’s 3‑year limited warranty (direct) |
Tray / OEM / Pre‑built CPUs | 3‑year warranty, handled by vendor |