Intel 12th-gen Core CPUs are official: Performance preview, Alder Lake models and specs
https://www.techspot.com/news/91949-intel-12th-gen-core-cpus-official-performance-preview.html
Yea it's official now!
Linus also has a video that does a good job of explaining things
He has a good number of concerns. When those gaming benchmarks were tested, Intel was using Windows 11 Pro even on Ryzen CPUs... And this was pre-patched so take it with massive amounts of salt until we get independent reviews. But there's also a lot of interesting things. I'd certainly give it a watch in order to become fully up to date and it's only 12 minutes long.
ASUS Unleashes Z690 ROG, ROG STRIX, TUF Gaming, PRIME Motherboards: Prices & Specifications Detailed, Pre-Orders Open Now!
Asus isn't the only company of course but looking at the specifications... As predicted, there are indeed slots for PCI-E Gen 5 x4 SSDs. Just that you gotta pay a pretty penny.
PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850
