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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 ...]
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: 56.69
Overall Rank:
319th fastest in multithreading out of 5778 CPUs
145th fastest in single threading out of 5778 CPUs
84th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs
Last Price Change: $725.95 USD (2026-02-10)
| Integer Math | 139,135 MOps/Sec |
|---|---|
| Floating Point Math | 105,402 MOps/Sec |
| Find Prime Numbers | 146 Million Primes/Sec |
| Random String Sorting | 57,108 Thousand Strings/Sec |
| Data Encryption | 29,549 MBytes/Sec |
| Data Compression | 536,810 KBytes/Sec |
| Physics | 2,212 Frames/Sec |
| Extended Instructions | 33,642 Million Matrices/Sec |
| Single Thread | 4,130 MOps/Sec |
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| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 58,454 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 58,301 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,153 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 38,943 | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | 23,699 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,844 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 19,578 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,091 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,679 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,639 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,133 |
| Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 136.53 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 130.24 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 126.29 | |
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 124.64 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 122.37 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 107.97 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 60.62 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 56.69 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | NA |
| Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 4,694 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,600 | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | 4,516 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,130 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,886 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,676 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 3,489 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 3,467 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,365 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,914 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,560 |
| Baseline | CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| BL3264813 - Feb 05 2026 | 33647 | |
| BL3264100 - Feb 05 2026 | 40818 | |
| BL3263812 - Feb 04 2026 | 39690 | |
| BL3263598 - Feb 04 2026 | 44091 | |
| BL3263480 - Feb 04 2026 | 34983 |
| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,153 | |
| Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 45,753 (+11.2%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 50,232 (+22.1%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 34,827 (-15.4%) | |
| Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 43,462 (+5.6%) | |
| Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 34,322 (-16.6%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750GE vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 21,046 (-48.9%) | |
| Intel Core i9-13900F vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 48,525 (+17.9%) | |
| Intel Core i9-13900T vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 42,381 (+3.0%) | |
| Intel Core i9-13900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 57,707 (+40.2%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 46,933 (+14.0%) | |
| Intel Core i9-14900F vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 46,777 (+13.7%) | |
| Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K | 45,653 (+10.9%) |
| Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | 14,501 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D | 12,423 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12,123 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 11,258 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 10,793 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | 10,695 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 10,516 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 10,384 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 10,259 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | 10,188 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 9,778 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D | 9,770 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 5,439 |
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