https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpu-16-cores-24-threads-spotted-on-par-with-i9-11900k/ > A new Intel Alder Lake-S Desktop CPU entry featuring 16 cores and 24 threads has been spotted over at UserBenchmark by TUM_APISAK. The said chip seems to be an early Core i9 variant and rocks its performance matches existing high-end Core i9 chips. > The sample tested here is an Intel Alder Lake-S Desktop CPU which features 16 cores & 24 threads. This means that the chip houses 8 Golden Cove cores (8 Core / 16 Thread) and 8 Gracemont cores (8 Core / 8 Thread) and rocks 30 MB of the L3 cache. These specifications are close to the Core i9-12900K though the clock speeds are rated at 3.05 GHz which means that either this is an early i9-12900K ES variant or another Core i9 SKU (Core i9-12900). Both the base (1.8 GHz) and boost (3.05 GHz) clocks are very low compared to existing Rocket Lake CPUs which boost beyond 5.0 GHz but that is to be expected from early samples.