Amazon has put together a mostly attractive offer for those interested in purchasing Intel’s Core i9-12900K or Core i9-12900KF processors.the site is Bundle 280 GB Intel Optane drive Get these powerful processors “almost free”. That means the bundle costs just $1 more than the processor alone.
We published an extensive review of the Intel Core i9-12900K in July 2022, pointing out that this processor could help Intel reclaim the gaming throne. Much water has passed under the bridge since then. Now, PC enthusiasts and gamers have even better options if money isn’t a concern, for example he’s a 6 GHz Intel Core i9-13900KS, but these aren’t nearly free bundles. Optane SSD.
Part of this Amazon bundle, the Intel Optane 900P SSD comes as a PCIe add-in card and has a capacity of 280 GB. We reviewed both this 280 GB capacity version and the larger 480 GB capacity card in 2017. Yes, that was a long time ago, but when it arrived we noted that this was “said to be the fastest consumer SSD known to mankind.” The drive has a steep price tag due to the speed it offers and the use of scarce 3D XPoint memory. Intel’s Optane 900P SSD Offers Unsurprising Sequential Transfer Speeds (Up To 2.5 GB/s) In 2023 But Still Beats PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSDs For Low Queue Depth Performance Challenges .
Intel Core i9 12900K plus Intel Optane 900P 280GB for $353
Intel Core i9 12900KF plus Intel Optane 900P 280GB for $399
If this 12th Gen Core i9 CPU and Optane SSD combination works for you, you can grab it now from Amazon using the link above.
