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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.
  • 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 i9-12900H 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 ...]


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: 43.04

Overall Rank:
714th fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
471st fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
114th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
26557
Single Thread Rating
3638

Samples: 4152*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math91,245 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math65,970 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers104 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting34,356 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption18,013 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression307,734 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,699 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions18,381 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,638 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900H

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H
 26,557
Intel Core i7-12700H
 24,934
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,573
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,450
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,567
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 17,803
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,342
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,120
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,541
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,289
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 49.54
Intel Core i9-12900H
 43.04
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.06
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10.98
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 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,882
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,672
Intel Core i9-12900H
 3,638
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 2,986
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,869
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,593
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,579
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,382
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900H
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3749381 - Sep 30 2026
25682
BL3749353 - Sep 30 2026
27468
BL3748632 - Sep 30 2026
33202
BL3747337 - Sep 29 2026
26521
BL3747313 - Sep 29 2026
22848
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900H
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H
 26,557
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 24,942 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 29,926 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 27,033 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 25,796 (-2.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 24,436 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 23,180 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 32,727 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 31,542 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 31,022 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 24,934 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 23,570 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i9-12900H
 21,211 (-20.1%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,751
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
 9,286
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,066
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,940
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
 8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
 8,356
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 7,991
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 7,833
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 7,704
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
 7,648
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,597
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,294
Intel Core i9-12900H
 4,869