So far, Intel has only officially launched the “K” versions of its 12th generation Alder Lake processors(you can find our test here), which are “unlocked” models with a high-end positioning. This could change as early as January.
The “non-K” Alder Lake from January
Some leaks from manufacturers like Dell have allowed us to obtain information on what Intel will release for the rest of its range, including “low-end” processors without integrated graphics, which is a decision already announced on previous generations under the name of F chip (like i5 1xxxx F for example). An information released by @momomo_us, seems to confirm that the Intel Alder Lake ‘no K’ processors will be on sale in mid-January. These processors should lower the cost of acquisition of Alder Laker and they should be accompanied by the first motherboards Intel B660 and Intel H670 The existence of non-K CPUs without integrated graphics and the arrival of motherboards with a “softer” price could accentuate the success of the twelfth generation of Intel. Indeed, some references like the i5 12400F are particularly expected to build machines with an interesting performance/price ratio. It is likely that many references of B660 motherboards offer DDR4 in order to lower the starting price.
The ( theoretical ) list of the “non K” range of 12th generation processors.
