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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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900HX
 33,167
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,145
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,813
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,035
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,234
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,632
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,686
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,522
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-12900HX
 54.73
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.72
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.81
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.13
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 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of July 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
 3,836
Intel Core i9-12900HX
 3,743
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,912
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,642
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,629
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,406
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