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Intel Core i9-12900T

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

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

Intel Core i9-12900T

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 1.4 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.0 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Up: 106 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) i9-12900T, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900T

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 60.53

Overall Rank:
498th fastest in multithreading out of 5478 CPUs
263rd fastest in single threading out of 5478 CPUs
156th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $489.00 USD (2022-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29601
Single Thread Rating
3810

Samples: 90*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math108,211 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math75,741 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers116 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting39,771 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption20,750 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression345,021 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,811 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions20,054 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,810 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 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


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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,544
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,362
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,953
Intel Core i9-12900T
29,601
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,540
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,110
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
263.99
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
189.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
133.36
Intel Core i5-12400F
112.53
Intel Core i9-13900K
106.11
Intel Core i9-12900T
60.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
53.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,833
Intel Core i9-12900T
3,810
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,561
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900T
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5098759 - Jul 17 2025
35512
BL2711559 - Jun 21 2025
34653
BL2711544 - Jun 21 2025
34653
BL2656004 - May 27 2025
17248
BL2589451 - Apr 29 2025
32418
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900T
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900T
29,601
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900T
34,348 (+16.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-12900T
36,225 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i9-12900T
33,700 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-12900T
24,983 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-12900T
24,584 (-16.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 vs Intel Core i9-12900T
34,827 (+17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-12900T
32,513 (+9.8%)
Intel Xeon W-1370 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-12900T
22,948 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-12900T
35,604 (+20.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900T
34,394 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i7-12700F vs Intel Core i9-12900T
30,331 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-12900T
30,054 (+1.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900T Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,438
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,797
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,453
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,308
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,647
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,484
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,421
Intel Core i9-12900T
4,644