JUNE 2022 PCWorld 25to data. Those PCI Express
lanes enable four local SSDs
for up to 16TB of local storage,
which can be placed in a RAID
configuration for even more
performance or redundancy.
Compared to the HK platform,
memory options are slightly
more limited with the option of
either DDR4-3200 and DDR5-
4800 (4 DIMMs up to 128GB
at 2 DIMMs per channel).
There’s also the option of
using Error Correction Code
(ECC) memory.
INTEL 12TH-GEN
CORE HX
PERFORMANCE
Intel believes the Core
i9-12900HX is faster than the i9-12900HK,
the i9-11980HK, and the Ryzen R9-6900HX.
However, the company isn’t saying exactly
how much. Intel provided benchmarks from
CrossMark ( 1 ), Blener, and
Unreal Engine 5.0 ( 2 ).
Naturally, the Alder Lake-HX
series is superb for gaming.
Here, Intel didn’t provide
comparative benchmarks, but
it’s hard to argue that the chip
won’t offer silky-smooth
gameplay with 400-plus frames
per second on games like Tom
Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege ( 3 ).
“We’ve sort of saved the best for last—
bringing this brand-new HX processor to
life,” Rogers said.1.2.3.