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 an old 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 ...]

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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: 43.57

Overall Rank:
610th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
373rd fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
92nd fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

26881

Single Thread Rating

3675

Samples: 3393*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	92,272 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	66,705 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	105 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	34,746 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,227 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	311,238 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,725 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	18,567 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,675 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900H

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.
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

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	Lenovo LOQ 15 RTX 4060 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 144Hz, Intel Core i7-13650HX (Beats i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit KB, RJ-45, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Grey	$1299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Katana 15 HX Gaming Laptop 15.6" QHD 165Hz (100% DCI-P3) Intel 16-core i7-14650HX (Beats i9-12900H) 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 5070 DLSS4 (Up to 798 AI TOPS) RGB Backlit USB-C Win11Pro w/ICP Hub	$1428.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware X17 R2 Gaming Laptop (17.3" 480Hz FHD, Intel Gen Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Home	$2499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	msi Katana 15 HX Gaming Laptop \| 15.6" QHD 165Hz 100% DCI-P3 \| Intel Core i7-14650HX (>i9-12900H) \| 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD \| GeForce RTX 5070 (Up to 798 AI Tops) \| RGB Keyboard Win11 Pro w/DLCA Accessory	$1541.26 (www.amazon.com)
	msi Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD Gaming Laptop Intel Core i9-12900H RTX3070TI 16GB 1TBNVMe SSD Win11 - Black (12UGSOK-1046)	$1290.39 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		26,881
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,257
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,620
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,754
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,006
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,475
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,596
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,391

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.01
Intel Core i9-12900H		43.57
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.39
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i9-12900H		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,504
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,022
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,886
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,391

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900H
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3285611 - Feb 14 2026		18611
BL3284068 - Feb 13 2026		26425
BL3282184 - Feb 12 2026		25208
BL3281185 - Feb 12 2026		32515
BL3279688 - Feb 11 2026		21613

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900H
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		26,881
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900H		25,386 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		30,457 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		27,290 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		26,073 (-3.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		24,629 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		23,562 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		33,153 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		31,974 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		31,275 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		25,257 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		23,932 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		21,617 (-19.6%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,394
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,989
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,913
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,900
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,758
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,760
Intel Core i9-12900H		4,934

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