Intel Core i9-12900F CPU

Intel Core i9-12900F 12th Gen 16-Core 24-Thread 5.1 GHz LGA1700 BX8071512900F

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Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Pcie 5.0 And 4.0 Support
DDR5 And DDR4 Support
Compatible With Intel 600 Series Chipset Based Motherboards
65W Processor Base Power

Specifications Overview

Model	BX8071512900F
Release Date	November 2021 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i9 12th Gen
Core Name	Alder Lake
Socket	LGA1700
Integrated Graphics	None
CPU Cores	16
CPU Threads	24
CPU Clock Rate	2400 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	5100 MHz
Efficiency Core Clock Rate	1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Clock Rate	3800 MHz
TDP	65 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	10 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	30 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i9-12900F Performance comparison with similar Processors

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-12900F Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X [12C / 24T] (45th)		102%
Intel Core i9-12900KF [16C / 24T] (46th)		101%
Intel Core i9-12900K [16C / 24T] (46th)		101%
Intel Core i5-13600KF [14C / 20T] (48th)		101%
Intel Core i5-13600K [14C / 20T] (48th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X [8C / 16T] (50th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D [12C / 24T] (50th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 [12C / 24T] (52nd)		~
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 [12C / 24T] (52nd)		~
Intel Core i9-12900 [16C / 24T] (52nd)		~
Intel Core i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (52nd)		100%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X [6C / 12T] (56th)		99%
Intel Core i7-12700KF [12C / 20T] (57th)		99%
Intel Core i7-12700K [12C / 20T] (57th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 [8C / 16T] (59th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 [8C / 16T] (59th)		97%
Intel Core i5-12600K [10C / 16T] (61st)		96%
Intel Core i5-12600KF [10C / 16T] (61st)		96%
Intel Core i5-13500 [14C / 20T] (63rd)		94%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 [6C / 12T] (64th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 [6C / 12T] (64th)		94%

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Intel Core i9-12900F Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 30.1% below average.
102 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 264.2% better value priced at $90.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-12900F Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 [12C / 24T] (44th)		109%
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 [12C / 24T] (44th)		109%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D [12C / 24T] (46th)		109%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D [12C / 24T] (47th)		108%
Intel Core i9-12900KS [16C / 24T] (48th)		106%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX [16C / 32T] (49th)		104%
Intel Core i9-12900KF [16C / 24T] (50th)		104%
Intel Core i9-12900K [16C / 24T] (50th)		104%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (52nd)		103%
Intel Core i9-12900 [16C / 24T] (53rd)		~
Intel Core i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (53rd)		100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX [24C / 48T] (55th)		99%
Intel Core i5-14600K [14C / 20T] (56th)		96%
Intel Core i5-14600KF [14C / 20T] (56th)		96%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K [14C / 14T] (58th)		94%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF [14C / 14T] (58th)		94%
Intel Core i7-13700F [16C / 24T] (60th)		93%
Intel Core i7-13700 [16C / 24T] (60th)		93%
Intel Core i5-13600K [14C / 20T] (62nd)		92%
Intel Core i5-13600KF [14C / 20T] (62nd)		92%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X [16C / 32T] (64th)		90%

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Intel Core i9-12900F Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Fair value: 5.3% below average.
40 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus offers 156.2% better value priced at $199.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-12900F Gaming Performance

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache

Intel Core i7-14700 [20C / 28T] (90th)		126%
Intel Core i9-12900KS [16C / 24T] (91st)		121%
Intel Core i7-13700F [16C / 24T] (92nd)		119%
Intel Core i3-12100F [4C / 8T] (93rd)		116%
Intel Core i5-14500 [14C / 20T] (94th)		114%
Intel Core i5-13600 [14C / 20T] (95th)		113%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 [6C / 12T] (96th)		112%
Intel Core i7-13700 [16C / 24T] (97th)		107%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT [6C / 12T] (98th)		101%
Intel Core i5-13500 [14C / 20T] (99th)		~
Intel Core i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (100th)		100%
Intel Core i7-13700T [16C / 24T] (101st)		98%
Intel Core i5-14400F [10C / 16T] (102nd)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600T [6C / 12T] (103rd)		96%
Intel Core i9-12900 [16C / 24T] (104th)		96%
Intel Core i5-14400 [10C / 16T] (105th)		92%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 [6C / 12T] (106th)		90%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (107th)		90%
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G [6C / 12T] (108th)		88%
Intel Core i7-12700 [12C / 20T] (109th)		83%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT [12C / 24T] (110th)		83%

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Intel Core i9-12900F Price/Performance Analysis

Gaming score is based on single thread performance, physics engine and L3 cache vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 37.9% below average.
43 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 403.5% better value priced at $90.