Intel Core i9-12900 CPU

Name: Intel Core i9-12900
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX8071512900
Rating: 4.0 (8 reviews)

Intel Core i9-12900 12th Gen 16-Core 24-Thread 5.1 GHz LGA1700 BX8071512900

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Intel Core i9-12900 - Core i9 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core (8P+8E) 2.4 GHz LGA 1700 Processor 65W Intel UHD Graphics 770 Desktop Processor - BX8071512900 L3 Cache: 30MB L2 Cache: 14MB Cooling Device: Intel Laminar RH1 Manufacturing Tech: Intel 7 64-Bit Support: Yes Hyper-Threading Support: Yes Virtualization Technology Support: Yes Processors Type: Desktop

Specifications Overview

Model	BX8071512900
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	Intel UHD Graphics 770
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 i9-12900 Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (52nd)		~
Intel Core i9-12900 [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 i9-12900 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 36.4% below average.
106 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 315.5% better value priced at $90.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (53rd)		~
Intel Core i9-12900 [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 i9-12900 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 20.7% below average.
46 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus offers 206.1% better value priced at $190.

(Higher is better)

Intel Core i9-12900 Gaming Performance

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

Intel Core i5-14500 [14C / 20T] (94th)		118%
Intel Core i5-13600 [14C / 20T] (95th)		117%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 [6C / 12T] (96th)		116%
Intel Core i7-13700 [16C / 24T] (97th)		111%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT [6C / 12T] (98th)		104%
Intel Core i5-13500 [14C / 20T] (99th)		103%
Intel Core i9-12900F [16C / 24T] (100th)		103%
Intel Core i7-13700T [16C / 24T] (101st)		102%
Intel Core i5-14400F [10C / 16T] (102nd)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 5600T [6C / 12T] (103rd)		~
Intel Core i9-12900 [16C / 24T] (104th)		100%
Intel Core i5-14400 [10C / 16T] (105th)		96%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 [6C / 12T] (106th)		94%
Intel Core i5-13400F [10C / 16T] (107th)		93%
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G [6C / 12T] (108th)		91%
Intel Core i7-12700 [12C / 20T] (109th)		87%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT [12C / 24T] (110th)		86%
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G [6C / 12T] (111th)		85%
Intel Core i5-12600 [6C / 12T] (112th)		84%
Intel Core i7-12700F [12C / 20T] (113th)		84%
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G [8C / 16T] (114th)		84%

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Intel Core i9-12900 Price/Performance Analysis

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

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 45.7% below average.
43 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-12100F offers 495.6% better value priced at $90.