Intel 12th gen DDR4 or DDR5 RAM motherboards

Intel 12600K, 12700K, 12900K DDR4 or DDR5 RAM?: What motherboard is best for 12th-gen Intel CPUs?

By Jason Faulkner

Intel is launching its 12-gen CPUs, and those that purchase the i5-12600K, i7-12700K, or the i9-12900K (or the non-iGPU equipped KF variants) have a big decision to make. The Z690 motherboards that support these new CPUs come in two varieties, and users will need to choose whether they want to buy one that takes DDR4 or DDR5 RAM. This decision will affect a…

Jason Faulkner
Jason Faulkner

Jason Faulkner is Evolve Media's Evergreen SEO Manager. On a typical day, you can find him working desperately trying to get late-1990s/early-2000s PC games working at 4K and 16:9 ratio without crashing.

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