Intel is focusing on oneAPI to make software creation easier.
Intel is focusing on oneAPI to make software creation easier.
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Intel launches new 12th Gen Intel Core Processors and software updates for its dev ecosystem

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Intel launched six new desktop processors in its family of 12th Gen Intel Core Processors (code-named Alder Lake), and it is currently shipping 28 models to its manufacturing partners. The lead processor is the unlocked Intel Core i9-12900K — the world’s best gaming processor, Intel said.

Intel wants to get back in the good graces of its developers by communicating better about its software and hardware ecosystem, and today it made a lot of announcements about its oneAPI software and new accelerator hardware designs.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.