Intel

Core i9-12900K Benchmarks

Every benchmark we ran on the Core i9-12900K: gaming fps at 720p, single- and multi-thread applications, power draw, temperatures and specs compared with other CPUs.

Cores / threads16 / 24
Max boost clock5.2 GHz
TDP / base power125 W
SocketLGA1700
ArchitectureAlder Lake
ReleaseQ4 2021

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

MSRP US$648

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 22/27 292,8fps 67 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 13/27 102,4points 65 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 15/27 126,6points 79 % of the leader

Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Rank 22/27

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.147 points #15/27 80 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 22.620 points

VR Mark Blue Room 6.363 points #13/27 51 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 12.410 points

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.316 points #21/27 70 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 64.725 points

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,9 fps #20/27 70 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 484,1 fps

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 233,0 fps #22/27 57 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 409,0 fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.095 points #22/27 97 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) with 23.904 points

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 343,9 fps #20/27 77 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 447,7 fps

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 255,2 fps #23/27 61 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 419,7 fps

Fortnite720p, Low 508,2 fps #2/22 86 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 589,9 fps

Counter-Strike 2 372,9 fps #16/24 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D with 494,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 13/27

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 122.953 MIPS #15/27 53 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 230.436 MIPS

Corona 1.3lower is better 55,0 s #10/27 60 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 33,0 s

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 815,0 s #11/27 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 610,0 s

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 34.523 KB/s #19/27 62 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 56.061 KB/s

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.051 points #10/27 63 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 6.437 points

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 10.540 points #10/27 63 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 16.675 points

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.159 points #11/27 64 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 14.332 points

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.464 points #9/27 76 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 24.267 points

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 11.769 points #10/27 62 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 19.042 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.311 points #8/27 61 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16.910 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.731 points #9/27 79 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 9.770 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.139 points #12/27 78 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 5.274 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.111 points #14/27 77 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 2.733 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 18.143 points #10/27 67 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 27.139 points

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.045 px/s #10/27 59 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 15.289 px/s

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 15/27

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.063 points #16/27 76 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 1.397 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.000 points #15/27 78 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 2.564 points

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 736,0 px/s #13/27 78 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) with 938,0 px/s

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

Codename: Alder Lake
Series: Core 12000
Release: Q4 2021
Launch MSRP: US$648
Unlocked multiplier: Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

Cores / threads: 16
Threads: 24
Performance cores: 8
Efficient cores: 8
Base clock: 3.2 GHz
Max boost clock: 5.2 GHz
L2 cache: 14 MB
L3 cache: 30 MB

Power and manufacturing

TDP / base power: 125 W
Max turbo power: 241 W
Process: Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax): 100 °C

Platform and connectivity

Socket: LGA1700
Memory: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels: 2
PCI Express: PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes: 20
Integrated graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

System power idle: 101 W
System power load: 351 W
CPU package idle: 18 W
CPU package load: 212 W
Temperature idle: 29 °C
Temperature load: 86 °C
Highest measured clock: 5000 MHz

Test system

Operating system: Windows 11 21H2
Settings: DDR5-5200

Manufacturer specs from www.intel.com

Compare with other CPUs

Intel Core i9-12900K vs

Popular comparisons with the Core i9-12900K

Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i5-13600K Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i7-12700K Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i9-14900K

Buy

Intel Core i9-12900K

No offer in our shop network right now.

MSRP: US$648