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Intel Core i9-12900HX

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-12900HX 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 i9-12900HX Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 16 Cores and 24 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900HX 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 i9-12900HX

Description: Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1964

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 2.4 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.7 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 55 W

TDP Down: 45 W

TDP Up: 157 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)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900HX, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900HX

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 54.73

Overall Rank:
361st fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
264th fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
33rd fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $606.00 USD (2022-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
33167
Single Thread Rating
3743

Samples: 392*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math113,425 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math84,470 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers132 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting43,892 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption22,953 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression400,986 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,009 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions24,339 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,743 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900HX

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900HX
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2736902 - Jul 02 2025
34139
BL2736865 - Jul 02 2025
30133
BL2686857 - Jun 10 2025
21736
BL2683778 - Jun 09 2025
29031
BL2680299 - Jun 07 2025
17225
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900HX
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900HX
33,167
Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
27,386 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
25,671 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
32,720 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
31,652 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
31,624 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
30,765 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
27,744 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
26,414 (-20.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
25,728 (-22.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
24,919 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i7-14700HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
37,148 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HX
35,055 (+5.7%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900HX Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,909
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,986
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,136
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,783
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,048
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,780
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,754
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,750
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,706
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,607
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
6,447
Intel Core i9-12900HX
4,933