Intel Core i9-12900KS CPU

Name: Intel Core i9-12900KS
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX8071512900KS
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

Intel Core i9-12900KS 12th Gen 16 Cores (8P+8E) 24 thread 5.5 GHz Turbo Socket LGA1700 Unlocked BX8071512900KS

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Intel Alder Lake Processor Base Power: 150W
Maximum Turbo Power: 241W
30MB L3 Cache
14MB L2 Cache
Intel UHD Graphics 770

Specifications Overview

Model	BX8071512900KS
Release Date	April 2022 * 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	Intel UHD Graphics 770
CPU Cores	16
CPU Threads	24
CPU Clock Rate	3400 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	5500 MHz
Efficiency Core Clock Rate	2500 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Clock Rate	4000 MHz
TDP	150 W
CPU Cooler included	No
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 i9-12900KS Performance comparison with similar Processors

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-12900KS Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D [8C / 16T] (32nd)		107%
Intel Core Ultra 5 235 [14C / 14T] (33rd)		107%
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F [10C / 10T] (34th)		104%
Intel Core Ultra 5 225 [10C / 10T] (34th)		104%
Intel Core i7-13700KF [16C / 24T] (36th)		102%
Intel Core i7-13700K [16C / 24T] (36th)		102%
Intel Core i7-13700 [16C / 24T] (38th)		101%
Intel Core i7-13700F [16C / 24T] (38th)		101%
Intel Core i5-14600KF [14C / 20T] (40th)		101%
Intel Core i5-14600K [14C / 20T] (40th)		101%
Intel Core i9-12900KS [16C / 24T] (42nd)		100%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X [16C / 32T] (43rd)		99%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D [16C / 32T] (44th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X [12C / 24T] (45th)		98%
Intel Core i9-12900KF [16C / 24T] (46th)		97%
Intel Core i9-12900K [16C / 24T] (46th)		97%
Intel Core i5-13600K [14C / 20T] (48th)		97%
Intel Core i5-13600KF [14C / 20T] (48th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X [8C / 16T] (50th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D [12C / 24T] (50th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 [12C / 24T] (52nd)		96%

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Intel Core i9-12900KS Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 40.2% below average.
110 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-8350K offers 357.1% better value priced at $59.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-12900KS Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-13700K [16C / 24T] (37th)		110%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X [12C / 24T] (39th)		107%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX [32C / 64T] (40th)		106%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265 [20C / 20T] (41st)		105%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F [20C / 20T] (41st)		105%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D [16C / 32T] (43rd)		104%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 [12C / 24T] (44th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 [12C / 24T] (44th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D [12C / 24T] (46th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D [12C / 24T] (47th)		102%
Intel Core i9-12900KS [16C / 24T] (48th)		100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX [16C / 32T] (49th)		97%
Intel Core i9-12900KF [16C / 24T] (50th)		97%
Intel Core i9-12900K [16C / 24T] (50th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X [16C / 32T] (52nd)		97%
Intel Core i9-12900 [16C / 24T] (53rd)		93%
Intel Core i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (53rd)		93%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX [24C / 48T] (55th)		93%
Intel Core i5-14600K [14C / 20T] (56th)		90%
Intel Core i5-14600KF [14C / 20T] (56th)		90%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K [14C / 14T] (58th)		89%

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Intel Core i9-12900KS Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 20.6% below average.
53 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus offers 202.3% better value priced at $195.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-12900KS Gaming Performance

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

Intel Core i5-10600K [6C / 12T] (81st)		115%
Intel Core i5-10600KF [6C / 12T] (81st)		115%
Intel Core i9-14900 [24C / 32T] (83rd)		114%
Intel Core i9-13900 [24C / 32T] (84th)		112%
Intel Core i9-13900T [24C / 32T] (85th)		111%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 [6C / 12T] (86th)		111%
Intel Core i7-14700F [20C / 28T] (87th)		110%
Intel Core i5-13600K [14C / 20T] (88th)		106%
Intel Core i5-13600KF [14C / 20T] (89th)		104%
Intel Core i7-14700 [20C / 28T] (90th)		104%
Intel Core i9-12900KS [16C / 24T] (91st)		100%
Intel Core i7-13700F [16C / 24T] (92nd)		98%
Intel Core i3-12100F [4C / 8T] (93rd)		95%
Intel Core i5-14500 [14C / 20T] (94th)		94%
Intel Core i5-13600 [14C / 20T] (95th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 [6C / 12T] (96th)		92%
Intel Core i7-13700 [16C / 24T] (97th)		88%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT [6C / 12T] (98th)		83%
Intel Core i5-13500 [14C / 20T] (99th)		82%
Intel Core i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (100th)		82%
Intel Core i7-13700T [16C / 24T] (101st)		81%

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Intel Core i9-12900KS Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 49.0% below average.
68 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: AMD Ryzen 5 7400F offers 459.1% better value priced at $115.