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Intel Core i9-12900
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core i9-12900
Brand: Intel
Rating: 3.6 (18 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-02

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core i9-12900, a 12th-generation processor, still offers considerable performance. It is based on the innovative Alder Lake S architecture. This special design cleverly combines efficiency cores with dedicated performance cores. This ensures excellent handling of a wide variety of applications and demanding workloads.

An important point is the support for PCIe 5.0. This offers fast connections for the latest hardware. Also, the generous 14 MB L2 cache and 30 MB L3 cache contribute to its fast data access. The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 770 also reliably handles everyday graphics tasks. Although it is no longer the newest model, the Intel Core i9-12900 continues to impress.

We see that it remains a solid choice. It is well suited for users who appreciate high computing power for productivity or content creation. Its 10 nm manufacturing process contributes to efficiency. The maximum memory bandwidth of 77 GB/s also supports rapid data transfers.

Hybrid architecture with performance and efficiency cores
Support for PCIe 5.0
Large L2 and L3 caches

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 83 / 602
In segment Desktop

Multi-core performance

Rank 79 / 573
In segment Desktop

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

16C / 24T · 5.20 GHz

1,997 pts

16C / 24T · 5.20 GHz

1,997 pts

16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz

1,988 pts

6C / 12T · 5.30 GHz

1,976 pts

14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz

1,976 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

14C / 28T · 2.90 GHz

27,401 pts

12C / 24T · 5.20 GHz

27,084 pts

16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz

26,455 pts

20C / 20T · 5.10 GHz

25,459 pts

20C / 20T · 4.60 GHz

25,459 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz

2,639

14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz

2,639

16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz

2,637

6C / 12T · 5.00 GHz

2,631

6C / 12T · 5.00 GHz

2,627

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

24C / 32T · 4.20 GHz

15,862

64C / 128T · 3.20 GHz

15,832

16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz

15,367

14C / 20T · 1.80 GHz

15,354

10C / 10T · 3.30 GHz

15,340

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.40 GHz

773 cb

32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz

773 cb

16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz

764 cb

6C / 12T · 5.30 GHz

759 cb

12C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

757 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

16C / 24T · 5.20 GHz

1,990

16C / 24T · 5.20 GHz

1,990

16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz

1,968

6C / 12T · 5.00 GHz

1,965

6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz

1,958

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

16C / 32T · 4.20 GHz

10,428 cb

20C / 20T · 5.10 GHz

10,181 cb

16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz

10,097 cb

24C / 48T · 3.00 GHz

10,008 cb

14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz

9,329 cb

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

18C / 36T · 4.30 GHz

15,841

18C / 36T · 4.00 GHz

15,725

16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz

15,712

24C / 48T · 2.40 GHz

15,684

16C / 32T · 4.00 GHz

15,679

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel UHD Graphics 770

820

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200

806

Intel UHD Graphics 770

794

AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)

787

Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200

768

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz

290 cb

14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz

290 cb

16C / 24T · 5.10 GHz

287 cb

12C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

286 cb

12C / 20T · 5.00 GHz

286 cb

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

16C / 24T · 5.00 GHz

4,111 cb

24C / 48T · 3.00 GHz

4,002 cb

16C / 24T · 4.20 GHz

3,911 cb

16C / 32T · 4.00 GHz

3,897 cb

28C / 56T · 2.50 GHz

3,873 cb

More benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core i9 (81)
CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
Architecture	Alder Lake S
Technology	10 nm
Segment	Desktop
Socket	LGA 1700
Generation	12
Predecessor	Intel Core i9-11900 Q1/2021
Successor	Intel Core i9-13900 Q1/2023

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	16 / 24
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	8x Golden Cove 2.40 - 5.10 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	8x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache	14.00 MB
L3-Cache	30.00 MB
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency	0.30 - 1.55 GHz
CUs / Shader	32 / 256
Raytracing	✗
Max. displays	3
Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
Technology	10 nm
Release date	Q4/2021

NPU AI performance

Property	Value
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200	76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	128 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✓
PCIe	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	65 W
TDP (PL2)	202 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date	Q1/2022
Release price	489 $
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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