Speaking of which, the 12th generation finally has some Core i3 representation, albeit entirely without E-cores.

Though, uh,dont feel obliged to switch to DDR5if youre upgrading.

LPDDR5 support is also included, something that failed to materialise for Tiger Lake.

A stylised CGI rendering of an Intel 12th Gen laptop CPU.

The more intriguing mystery is how well all these chips perform.

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A specs table for the Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPU range, including clock speeds, RAM support and power consumption.

A specs table for the Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPU range, including clock speeds, RAM support and power consumption.

A specs table for Intel’s 12th Gen laptop CPUs, including clock speeds, RAM support and power consumption.