Intel Core i9-12900H

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-12900H 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.
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Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 14 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900H 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 ...]

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Intel Core i9-12900H

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1744

Total Cores: 14 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

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

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

TDP Up: 115 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 24 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: 64 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to )

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 44.56

Overall Rank:
439th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
221st fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
54th fastest in out of 1455 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $617.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27492

Single Thread Rating

3740

Samples: 2348*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	94,373 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	68,276 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	107 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,424 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,662 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	318,411 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,762 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	18,983 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,740 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900H

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of April 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

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell XPS 15 9530 Business Laptop, Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (Beat i9-12900H), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, 15.6" FHD+ IPS 500nits, Backlit Keyboard, 18-Hour Long Battery Life, Win 11 Pro w/AI Copilot, Silver	$1699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti,Intel Core i9 12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, G533ZW-AS94	$1479.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 15 9530 Business Laptop (15.6" FHD+, Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (Beat i9-12900H), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD), Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6, IST HUB, Win 11 Pro w/AI Copilot, Silver	$1569.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop \| 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz \| Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (>i9-12900H) \| 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD \| GeForce RTX 4060 RGB Backlit USB-C Nahimic Win11 w/DLCA Accessory	$1199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Cyborg 15 Gaming Laptop \| 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz \| Intel 10-core i7-13620H (>i9-12900H) \| 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD \| GeForce RTX 4050 6GB Graphic \| Backlit USB-C HDMI Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable	$999.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		27,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,917
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,158
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,342
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,822
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,721
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,726
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,629

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.03
Intel Core i9-12900H		44.56
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.16
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.17
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 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Intel Core i9-12900H		3,740
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,054
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,659
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,641
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,603
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,411

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900H
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2524255 - Apr 01 2025		20138
BL2524157 - Apr 01 2025		19614
BL2522261 - Mar 31 2025		28461
BL2522129 - Mar 31 2025		19833
BL2522053 - Mar 31 2025		19518

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900H
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		27,492
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		30,855 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		28,089 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		26,666 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900H		26,330 (-4.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		24,982 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		24,395 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		33,369 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		33,087 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		31,801 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		25,873 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		22,238 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i9-13905H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		29,720 (+8.1%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,128
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,112
AMD RYZEN AI MAX 390 w/ Radeon 8050S		7,221
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,070
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,831
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,818
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,787
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,549
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,179
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,164
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,034

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