Intel Core i9-12900

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900 Good for Gaming?

This is an old 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 ...]

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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: 79.86

Overall Rank:
305th fastest in multithreading out of 5042 CPUs
113th fastest in single threading out of 5042 CPUs
92nd fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $424.44 USD (2025-04-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

33894

Single Thread Rating

4020

Samples: 670*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-12900

Integer Math	128,111 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	92,112 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	121 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	44,616 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	23,433 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	412,010 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,735 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	25,044 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,020 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$432.87 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Envy Intel i7 Premium Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Pro, Black, with ADATA 512 External SSD Bundle	$1087.98 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Envy Intel i7 Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Home, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$1083.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Vostro 3910 Tower Desktop Computer, Intel Core i9-12900K, 64GB RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD, Intel UHD 770 Graphics, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$1154.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo 50a Gen 5 Business All-in-One PC, 27" FHD, Intel Core i7-13620H (Beats Intel i9-12900), 16GB DDR5, 512GB NVMe, Wi-Fi 6 + BT, RJ-45, Webcam, Wired KB & Mouse, Win 11 Pro – Black	$799.95 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProDesk 400 G9 Business Desktop Computer, SFF Small Form Factor, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900 16-Core Processor, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, HDMI, DisplayPort, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$979.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,736
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,330
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,491
Intel Core i9-12900		33,894
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,128
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.08
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i9-12900		79.86
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,143
Intel Core i9-12900		4,020
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2533546 - Apr 05 2025		29629
BL2532841 - Apr 05 2025		36692
BL2530066 - Apr 04 2025		43404
BL2527327 - Apr 02 2025		31665
BL2520835 - Mar 31 2025		31007

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900		33,894
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900		34,491 (+1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i9-12900		37,171 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-12900		36,663 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i9-12900		36,136 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs Intel Core i9-12900		41,910 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-12900		32,600 (-3.8%)
Intel Core i9-12900T vs Intel Core i9-12900		29,647 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i9-12900		41,330 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900		41,048 (+21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900		34,481 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-12900		30,533 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i9-12900		30,477 (-10.1%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900 Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,444
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,184
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,858
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,607
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,823
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,433
Intel Core i9-12900		4,649

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