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Intel Core i9-12900K

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-12900K can be found below. 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 i9-12900K Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 16 Cores and 24 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900K also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-12900K

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 3.2 GHz Base, 5.2 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.4 GHz Base, 3.9 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 241 W

TDP Down: 125 W

Cache Size: L1: 1408 KB, L2: 14.0 MB, L3: 30 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 117.46

Overall Rank: 121

Last Price Change: $352.99 USD (2023-05-30)

Average CPU Mark
rating
41461

Single Thread Rating: 4194
Samples: 4842*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math139,217 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math106,141 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers149 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting57,784 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption29,730 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression539,430 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,208 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,812 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,194 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2023.
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 i9-12900K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1915533 - Oct 01 2023
42006
BL1915482 - Oct 01 2023
42760
BL1915397 - Oct 01 2023
34958
BL1915340 - Oct 01 2023
26679
BL1915205 - Oct 01 2023
45181
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900K
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,461
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
41,247 (-0.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
36,345 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,742 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,506 (-16.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,686 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
46,834 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
46,553 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Core i9-12900K
44,271 (+6.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
39,264 (-5.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i9-12900K
37,037 (-10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K
28,232 (-31.9%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
38,349 (-7.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900K Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,183
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,101
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,432
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,815
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF
7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
7,239
Intel Core i9-13900
6,917
Intel Core i9-13900F
6,898
Intel Core i7-13700K
6,857
Intel Core i9-12900K
5,820