Intel Alder Lake CPUs go on sale on November 4th. That's two weeks earlier than expected. Orders for desktop processors will begin on October 27.
A communication from MSI actually indicates the start date of sales. LCS Coolers owners can get a free update kit for the new LGA1700 socket starting November 4. Several more sources have confirmed that actually would be the availability date for the new processors. Pre-orders begin October 27, according to Wccftech. On that day, Intel will hold its Intel Innovation event, revealing all the specifics regarding Alder Lake. Earlier reports said the Alder Lake CPUs and Z690 chipset would be released on November 19. If the processors are available on November 4, then the motherboards must be available as well.
Intel revealed the architecture of its Alder Lake processors in August, but no formal processor range has been disclosed. Initially, only three Alder Lake processors (K and KF) are expected. These lack an integrated GPU.
| CPU | Product code (SKU) | Cores | Clock speed | L3 cache | |
| Base | Boost | ||||
| Core i9-12900K | BX8071512900K | 8P + 8E | 3.2GHz | 5.3GHz | 30MB |
| Core i9-12900KF | BX8071512900KF | 8P + 8E | 3.2GHz | 5.3GHz | 30MB |
| Core i7-12700K | BX8071512700K | 8P + 4E | 3.6GHz | 5.0GHz | 25MB |
| Core i7-12700KF | BX8071512700KF | 8P + 4E | 3.6GHz | 5.0GHz | 25MB |
| Core i5-12600K | BX8071512600K | 6P + 4E | 3.7GHz | 4.9GHz | 20MB |
| Core i5-12600KF | BX8071512600KF | 6P + 4E | 3.7GHz | 4.9GHz | 20MB |
* earlier leaked SKU codes and processors to be released F indicates a disabled GPU. P is performance core, E is energy core.
The 4th of November will see the arrival of Intel Alder Lake processors (allegedly)
