Intel Core i9-12900H

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-12900H 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.
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Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 14 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900H also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-12900H

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1744

Total Cores: 14 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

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

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

TDP Up: 115 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 24 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: 64 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to )

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 45.26

Overall Rank:
385th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
181st fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
47th fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $617.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27927

Single Thread Rating

3775

Samples: 1946*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	95,843 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	69,339 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	109 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	36,025 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,999 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	324,055 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,783 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	19,295 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,775 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900H

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of November 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

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	MSI Raider GE76 Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060, 17.3" 144Hz FHD Display,16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Titanium Blue 12UE-871	$1297.88 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD Gaming Laptop Intel Core i9-12900H RTX3070TI 16GB 1TBNVMe SSD Win11 - Black (12UGSOK-1046)	$1144.99 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 14-core i9-12900H 64GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 Black + HDMI Cable	$1476.99 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI GE76 Raider Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz 12th Gen Intel 14-core i9-12900H 64GB RAM 2TB SSD GeForce RTX 3060 6GB RGB Backlit Thunderbolt USB-C MiniDP Dynaudio Nahimic Win11 + HDMI Cable	$1774.94 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo LOQ i7 Premium Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, i7-13650HX (Beats i9-12900H), GeForce RTX 4060 (Boost Clock 2370MHz), 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit KB, RJ-45, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Grey	$1249.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		27,927
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,838
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,735

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i9-12900H		45.26
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.50
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.26
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Intel Core i9-12900H		3,775
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,072
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900H
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2250124 - Nov 19 2024 [Excluded]		24654
BL2249589 - Nov 19 2024		16061
BL2249577 - Nov 19 2024		19212
BL2249481 - Nov 19 2024		8742
BL2247265 - Nov 16 2024		28209

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900H
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		27,927
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		28,722 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900H		27,369 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		27,107 (-2.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		25,076 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		24,884 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		33,970 (+21.6%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		32,339 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		31,372 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		26,123 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		22,544 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		33,586 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900H		31,536 (+12.9%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,115
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,004
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,917
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,814
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,270
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,379

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