Earlier this year, Intel made an upward adjustment to some Core Gen12 (Alder Lake-S) desktop processors, a move that had minimal impact as the price increase was a recommendation that few retailers followedand because in the end most users focused their interest on the new Core Gen13, which is understandable given the improved performance of the latter and their adjusted price compared to the previous generation.

According to sources in the Taiwanese distribution chain, consulted by the always reliable DigiTimes, the chip giant is planning a significant price cut that will affect all Intel Core Gen12, namely will mean a 20% drop. This step makes sense for three main reasons:

1. Competition represented by the Ryzen 7000 non-X series, which offers a very interesting price-performance ratio.
2. The weight the Ryzen 5000s continue to have because they maintain good performance, have a very low price, and are integrated into a mature and affordable platform.
3. Better distinguish Intel Core Gen12 from Core Gen13, give both their own space and improve sales with a more attractive price and better tuning. It is clear that the bad quarterly results that Intel recorded also had an influence on this decision.

This is how Intel Core Gen12 prices would be after that 20% reduction

In the attached image, we can see an estimate of what Intel Core Gen12 prices would be like if the 20% drop is confirmed. Prices are in dollars, but keep that in mind based on Intel recommended levels, not actual pricing which these processors have at large retailers.

To better illustrate the situation, I want to share with you how the prices of Intel Core Gen12 processors would be in Spain if this were to apply, directly on the actual price that they have a 20% discount in one of the most famous retailers here:

• Intel Core i9-12900K: it would drop from 531.95 euros to 425.56 euros.
• Intel Core i7-12700K: from 384 euros to 307.20 euros.
• Intel Core i5-12600K: its current price is 311.50 euros and would cost 248.85 euros.
• Intel Core i5-12400F: it costs 179.99 euros and with a 20% discount it would be 144 euros.
• Intel Core i3-12100F: its price is 109.99 euros and would cost 88 euros.

As we can appreciate, the new prices would be very attractive and would put the Intel Core Gen12 in a fantastic position relative to price and performance. With that Core i5-12400F, we could build a powerful gaming computer at a very low price, and the Core i3-12100F would directly become the best processor on the market in its price category.

I think that if this information is met and applied as we have seen in this article, could motivate many users to restore their devicesand will help the chip giant clear stock of its Core Gen12 CPUs. It should also have a positive impact on its next quarterly results if it manages to boost sales enough.