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: 44.49

Overall Rank:
488th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
256th fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
70th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27452

Single Thread Rating

3728

Samples: 2616*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	94,218 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	68,220 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	107 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,438 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,622 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	318,007 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,761 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	18,945 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,728 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900H

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.
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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	MSI Cyborg 14 Gaming Laptop 14" WUXGA IPS 144Hz (100% sRGB) Intel 10-core i7-13620H (Beats i9-12900H) 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 Backlit USB-C Win11Pro w/ICP Accessory	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Cyborg 15 Gaming Laptop \| 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz \| Intel 10-core i7-13620H (>i9-12900H) \| 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD \| GeForce RTX 4050 6GB Graphic \| Backlit USB-C HDMI Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable	$939.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware x17 R2 Gaming Laptop (17.3" 480Hz FHD, Intel 20-Core i9-12900H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB) Per-key RGB Backlit, Thunderbolt, Win 11 Home, Lunar Light	$2299.99 (www.amazon.com)
	NewDell XPS 15 9530 Business Laptop, 15.6" FHD+ 500 nits, Intel Core 10 Core i7-13620H (> i9-12900H), 64GB RAM 2 TB SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Thunderbolt4, AI Copilot w/Basrdis USB-C HUB Win 11 Pro	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware x17 R2 17.3" 480Hz FHD (Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900H, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop, WiFi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, HD Webcam, Win 11 Home	$2399.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		27,452
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,151
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,834
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,065
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,729
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,650
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,694
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,542

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.80
Intel Core i9-12900H		44.49
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.88
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.14
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Intel Core i9-12900H		3,728
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,048
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,915
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,645
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,631
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,599
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,406

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900H
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2699634 - Jun 16 2025		31002
BL2695920 - Jun 14 2025		30034
BL2695614 - Jun 14 2025		25460
BL2695442 - Jun 14 2025		25701
BL2695210 - Jun 14 2025		27569

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 June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		27,452
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		30,804 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		27,792 (+1.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		26,424 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900H		25,828 (-5.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		24,947 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		24,244 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		33,177 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		32,771 (+19.4%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		31,645 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		25,737 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		22,048 (-19.7%)
Intel Core i9-13905H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		29,774 (+8.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,768
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,914
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,156
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,004
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,665
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,050
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,027
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,846
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,784
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,762
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,760
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,027

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