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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.

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

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: 71.48

Overall Rank: 62

Last Price Change: $579.99 USD (2022-09-30)

Average CPU Mark
rating
41460

Single Thread Rating: 4209
Samples: 2599*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math139,106 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math106,322 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers150 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting57 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption29,765 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression528.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics2,186 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,910 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,209 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of September 2022
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of September 2022.
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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,460
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,711
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,253
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,038
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,971
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,191
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,636
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,816
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,458
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,799
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 137.07
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 129.27
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 85.38
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 73.81
Intel Core i9-12900K
 71.48
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 46.06
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 41.82
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 33.88
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,832
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,755
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,570
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900K
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1639532 - Sep 30 2022
43831
BL1639505 - Sep 30 2022
43427
BL1639449 - Sep 30 2022
44170
BL1639374 - Sep 30 2022
42563
BL1639037 - Sep 30 2022
42595
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900K
As of 1st of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,460
Intel Core i9-12900KF
 41,498
Intel Core i9-12900
 36,371
Intel Core i9-12900F
 37,179
Intel Core i9-12900T
 32,897
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
 45,853
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,606
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
 39,034
Intel Core i9-12900KS
 44,797
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,318
Intel Core i7-12700KF
 34,374
Intel Core i7-12700F
 31,542
Intel Core i7-12700
 31,251