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Intel Core i9-12900K

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new 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: 149.44

Overall Rank: 178

Last Price Change: $276.94 USD (2024-05-30)

Average CPU Mark
rating
41385

Single Thread Rating: 4170
Samples: 6083*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math139,306 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math105,921 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers148 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting57,353 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption29,708 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression539,510 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,219 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,792 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,170 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of June 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2113169 - May 31 2024
37826
BL2113161 - May 31 2024
44020
BL2113144 - May 31 2024
43928
BL2112987 - May 30 2024
38082
BL2112952 - May 30 2024
42798
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900K
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,385
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
41,127 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
35,959 (-13.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,337 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
46,550 (+12.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
46,353 (+12.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
39,180 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K
28,286 (-31.7%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
38,089 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
37,868 (-8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,609 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
32,029 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,630 (-16.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900K Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,270
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,061
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,399
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,146
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF
7,528
Intel Core i9-12900K
5,822