Test Setup
For our tests, we will be using a test rig which is comprised of the Asus TUF Gaming H670-Pro WiFi D4 Motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-12900KF @ 3.9 GHz / Boost @ 5.2 GHz, as well as 16GB of Adata XPG Spectrix D60G DDR4-3600 in dual 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) |
| Cooling | Cooler Master MasterLiquid Flux PL240 AIO |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF Gaming H670-Pro WiFi D4 |
| Ram | 16GB of Adata XPG Spectrix D60G DDR4-3600 |
| XMP profiles | Yes |
| SSD/HDD | Adata Lancer 840 (PCIE Gen4x4) |
| PSU | Thermaltake ToughPower PF1 ARGB -1050W |
| VGA card | ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| Drivers | Latest Software Adrenalin from AMD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
AIDA64 Info
CPU-Z Info
Load Temps
Using the the Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL240 Flux AIO cooler, we got a full load temperature of 100 degrees Celsius, which is expected from the 12th Gen Alder Lake processor. Until Intel release a new low voltage desktop processor with a low TDP, we’ll have to live with high load temps for now.
Intel’s Alder Lake processors has a TDP of 125W (241W with Turbo Boost enabled), so I highly recommend you get a decent AIO Liquid cooler for your Alder Lake processors.
