iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

Intel Core i9-12900F

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

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

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 2.4 GHz Base, 5.1 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.8 GHz Base, 3.8 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 202 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) i9-12900F, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900F

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 99.78

Overall Rank:
321st fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
143rd fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
90th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $359.91 USD (2025-03-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
35911
Single Thread Rating
4016

Samples: 354*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math129,471 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math96,428 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers127 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting48,498 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption25,262 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression451,693 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,842 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions28,261 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,016 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900F

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.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$388.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$359.91 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900F
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2745861 - Jul 06 2025
31137
BL2745300 - Jul 06 2025
3975
BL2744428 - Jul 06 2025
23093
BL2724279 - Jun 27 2025
36193
BL2711059 - Jun 21 2025
31837
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900F
As of 9th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900F
35,911
Intel Core i9-12900KS vs Intel Core i9-12900F
43,733 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i9-12900F
41,279 (+14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
34,453 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900F
34,437 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
30,229 (-15.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900F
34,232 (-4.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-12900F
31,691 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i9-12900F
37,188 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
36,396 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
33,673 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs Intel Core i9-12900F
41,762 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs Intel Core i9-12900F
41,630 (+15.9%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900F Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,146
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,286
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,572
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,479
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,801
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,644
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,532
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,436
Intel Core i9-12900F
4,813