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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 ...]

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: 78.50

Overall Rank:
338th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
141st fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
99th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $429.89 USD (2025-06-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
33744
Single Thread Rating
4015

Samples: 732*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-12900

Integer Math127,949 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math91,917 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers121 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting44,311 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption23,322 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression410,323 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,726 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions24,941 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,015 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$429.89 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2692521 - Jun 12 2025
32799
BL2686841 - Jun 10 2025
30098
BL2684705 - Jun 09 2025
31170
BL2681279 - Jun 08 2025
31661
BL2674581 - Jun 05 2025
31471
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900
33,744
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900
34,458 (+2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900
34,234 (+1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900
40,004 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i9-12900
36,026 (+6.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-12900
32,588 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900T vs Intel Core i9-12900
29,417 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Core i9-12900
43,820 (+29.9%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i9-12900
41,301 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900
41,032 (+21.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-12900
35,814 (+6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900
34,457 (+2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-12900
32,558 (-3.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900 Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,584
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,763
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,509
Intel Core i9-12900
4,633