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Intel Core i9-12900K

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

This is an old 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 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, 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: 141.61

Overall Rank:
245th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
89th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
64th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $291.80 USD (2025-04-19)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
41321
Single Thread Rating
4142

Samples: 8431*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math139,245 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math105,650 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers148 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting57,143 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption29,658 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression538,612 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,236 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,748 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,142 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$315.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$315.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,726
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,868
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,462
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,143
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
222.35
Intel Core i9-12900K
141.61
Intel Core i9-13900K
141.51
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Intel Core i5-12400F
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2564056 - Apr 18 2025
35531
BL2563686 - Apr 18 2025
43284
BL2563624 - Apr 18 2025
42197
BL2563374 - Apr 18 2025
42646
BL2562881 - Apr 18 2025
38293
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900K
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,321
Intel Core i9-12900KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
41,057 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,496 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i9-12900K
46,348 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
46,100 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
37,220 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
36,623 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core i9-12900K
36,145 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
31,498 (-23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9-12900K
45,475 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs Intel Core i9-12900K
42,054 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs Intel Core i9-12900K
41,908 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900K
34,490 (-16.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900K Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,330
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,598
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,294
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,689
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,434
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,365
Intel Core i9-12900K
5,484