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Intel Core i9-12900F

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

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

Description:

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)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 100.41

Overall Rank:
276th fastest in multithreading out of 5042 CPUs
111th fastest in single threading out of 5042 CPUs
81st fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $359.89 USD (2025-03-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
36136
Single Thread Rating
4030

Samples: 318*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math129,889 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math97,062 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers128 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting48,786 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption25,383 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression454,734 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,851 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions28,499 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,030 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$359.89 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$359.91 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


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 i9-12900F
 36,136
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,491
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 i9-12900F
 100.41
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
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 i9-12900F
 4,030
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 i9-12900F
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2530092 - Apr 04 2025
31486
BL2529073 - Apr 03 2025
40496
BL2527111 - Apr 02 2025
39399
BL2526779 - Apr 02 2025
39124
BL2524347 - Apr 01 2025
40967
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900F
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900F
 36,136
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 41,330 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 41,048 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 34,491 (-4.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 37,171 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 36,663 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 33,894 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 42,096 (+16.5%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 41,910 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 32,600 (-9.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 31,593 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 34,481 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
 30,533 (-15.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F
 4,835