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Intel Core i9-12900

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-12900 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i9-12900 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 16 Cores and 24 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900 also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i9-12900

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 2.4 GHz Base, 5.1 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.8 GHz Base, 3.8 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 202 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 30 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 80.13

Overall Rank:
237th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
77th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
72nd fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $427.81 USD (2024-07-11)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
34282
Single Thread Rating
4049

Samples: 529*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-12900

Integer Math129,324 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math93,026 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers123 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting45,213 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption23,731 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression417,243 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,753 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions25,334 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,049 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of July 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$427.81 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,622
Intel Core i9-12900
 34,282
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,177
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K
 150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K
 134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.65
Intel Core i9-12900
 80.13
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 55.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,166
Intel Core i9-12900
 4,049
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2144315 - Jul 13 2024
33290
BL2144295 - Jul 13 2024
37002
BL2143748 - Jul 12 2024
31207
BL2142799 - Jul 11 2024
37688
BL2142656 - Jul 11 2024
30795
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900
 34,282
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900
 28,281 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900
 34,622 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900
 34,270 (0.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i9-12900
 36,812 (+7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900
 34,544 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-12900
 32,693 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900T vs Intel Core i9-12900
 30,093 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i9-12900
 41,472 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900
 41,137 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs Intel Core i9-12900
 38,973 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-12900
 37,148 (+8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-12900
 35,935 (+4.8%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900 Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,536
Intel Core i9-12900
 4,992