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Intel Core i9-12900K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-12900K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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 i9-12900K Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 16 Cores and 24 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 3.2 GHz Base, 5.2 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.4 GHz Base, 3.9 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 241 W

TDP Down: 125 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) i9-12900K, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900K

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 154.03

Overall Rank:
205th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
59th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
57th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $269.00 USD (2024-12-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
41434
Single Thread Rating
4157

Samples: 7307*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-12900K

Integer Math139,446 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math105,913 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers149 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting57,215 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption29,734 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression540,016 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,245 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,820 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,157 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,520
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,153
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
190.75
Intel Core i5-12400F
177.47
Intel Core i9-12900K
154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K
111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.46
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,500
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,566
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2291547 - Dec 21 2024
42607
BL2291544 - Dec 21 2024
41909
BL2291515 - Dec 21 2024
39380
BL2291239 - Dec 21 2024
42546
BL2291108 - Dec 21 2024
43154
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900K
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,434
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
41,099 (-0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
35,958 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,628 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
46,507 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
46,371 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Core i9-12900K
43,956 (+6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
39,100 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
36,862 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,206 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs Intel Core i9-12900K
38,966 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
37,791 (-8.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-12900K
32,662 (-21.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900K Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,916
Intel Core i9-12900K
5,506