In the US, some stores are starting to prepare to pre-sell the upcoming Alder Lake CPUs. One of the biggest, Micro Center has listed the Intel Core i9-12900K for $669. 99, while the Intel Core i7-12700K is listed at $469.99. This leak follows the already old leak from Amazon. But we must admit that the US prices revealed today seem more credible.
We will not extrapolate the prices in € for the moment, but we can see that at this retailer, Rocket Lake processors (11 Gen), are already benefiting from price cuts to be able to cohabit with the references of the twelfth generation. Thus, the Core i9-11900K is listed at $499. 99 compared to its launch price of $699.99. The Core i7-11700K now costs $349. 99. The official launch date is still maintained for November 4. A week before, resellers will be able to take orders and thus communicate on prices. An information on this subject should be done on October 27 during an event broadcast by Intel.
For the moment, only the K and KF versions of the CPUs should be launched at the end of 2021. The smaller models will arrive in 2022 as well as the motherboards since only the Z690 should be available. There is currently a lot of expectation concerning the new Intel CPUs with notably a multiplication of leaks placing the Core i9-12900K above all the competition. According to our information, the first deliveries of Alder Lake CPUs will be extremely reduced. It is therefore not impossible to see a speculation on the prices of these CPUs at some retailers.
