Test Setup
For our tests, we will be using a test rig which is comprised of the ASRock Z690 Taichi Motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-12900KF @ 3.9 GHz / Boost @ 5.2 GHz, as well as 32GB of Adata XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 in quad channel mode.
All tests were conducted at turbo clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.
Unfortunately, I was not able to test the motherboard using a GeForce RXT 30-series due to chip shortage/scalpers/overpricing, so the bottleneck would come from the graphics card itself. Yes, I’m stuck with a Radeon RX 6500 XT … *sigh*
| CPU | Intel Core i9-12900KF (Alderlake) 12th Gen 10nm |
| Cooling | Cooler Master MasterLiquid  PL240 Flex AIO 240mm |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z690 Taichi |
| Ram | 32GB of Adata XPG Lancer RGB DDR5-6000 |
| XMP profiles | Yes XMP 3.0 Profiles |
| SSD/HDD | Adata Legend 840 1TB (PCIE Gen4x4) |
| PSU | Thermaltake ToughPower PF1 ARGB 1050W |
| VGA card | ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| Drivers | Latest Software Adrenalin Drivers from AMD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
AIDA64 Info
CPU-Z Info
Load Temps
Using the the Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML 240 (fitted with the LGA1700 brackets), the processor produced a full load temperature of 103 degrees Celsius, which is shockingly high! I’ve never seen anything reached that high before. A few weeks ago, when rumors were circulating about Alder Lake’s extremely high load temperatures, I thought they were just nonsense rumors … but boy! I was wrong. The things is … the processor wasn’t even overclocked, it just run Intel’s native Turbo Boost.
There’s a simple explanation for this … Intel’s Alder Lake processors has a TDP of 125W (241W with Turbo Boost enabled). I highly recommend you get a decent AIO Liquid cooler for your Alder Lake processors.
