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Intel Core i9-12900KF

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

This is an old CPU that contains 16 Cores and 24 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900KF also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i9-12900KF

Description:

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

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)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900KF, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 152.04

Overall Rank:
237th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
78th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
65th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $269.99 USD (2025-03-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
41049
Single Thread Rating
4152

Samples: 2103*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math138,924 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math105,684 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers143 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting57,211 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption29,543 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression538,573 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,110 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions33,829 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,152 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900KF

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$231.33 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$287.73 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
Intel Core i9-12900KF
 41,049
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 224.28
Intel Core i9-12900KF
 152.04
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900KF
 4,152
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900KF
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2517529 - Mar 29 2025
39973
BL2515583 - Mar 28 2025
35754
BL2514726 - Mar 28 2025
43090
BL2513635 - Mar 28 2025 [Overclocked]
27916
BL2513453 - Mar 28 2025
40685
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900KF
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900KF
 41,049
Intel Core i9-12900K vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 41,334 (+0.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 34,510 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 46,364 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 46,117 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 37,159 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 36,682 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 31,575 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 42,184 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 38,641 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 34,158 (-16.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 31,601 (-23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs Intel Core i9-12900KF
 31,521 (-23.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900KF Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,328
Intel Core i9-12900KF
 5,298