Intel Core i9-12900E

Intel Core i9-12900E
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Core i9-12900E is a remarkable processor from Intel. It belongs to the high-performance Alder Lake S architecture, known for its innovative hybrid design. This combination of performance cores and efficiency cores delivers excellent computing power for many tasks. Even today, this chip is impressive in demanding applications.

Its generous 14 MB L2 and 30 MB L3 cache greatly accelerate data processing. This helps it to handle complex tasks efficiently. With support for PCIe 5.0, the Intel Core i9-12900E offers state-of-the-art connectivity. This enables the use of the fastest SSDs and graphics cards. Manufactured in the 10 nm process, it proves to be a robust component.

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 770 is another advantage. It provides solid graphics performance for many scenarios. This i9 is an excellent choice. Even today, it delivers high performance for demanding systems. We often see it in demanding industrial applications or workstations.
  • High computing power through i9 class
  • Innovative Alder Lake S Hybrid Architecture
  • Support for PCIe 5.0
  • Generous L2 and L3 Cache

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 113 / 867
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank 123 / 821
In segment Desktop
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-14600T
14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
2,626
Intel Core i9-13900T
24C / 32T · 5.30 GHz
2,618
Intel Core i9-12900E
16C / 24T · 5.00 GHz
2,611
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
6C / 12T · 4.70 GHz
2,609
Intel Core i9-13900E
24C / 32T · 5.20 GHz
2,606
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C / 32T · 4.20 GHz
13,325
Intel Core i9-12900T
16C / 24T · 3.40 GHz
13,240
Intel Core i9-12900E
16C / 24T · 4.00 GHz
13,107
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT
16C / 32T · 4.40 GHz
13,100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
14C / 14T · 2.20 GHz
12,859
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i5-13600K
14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
1,955
Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
1,955
Intel Core i9-12900E
16C / 24T · 5.00 GHz
1,952
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C / 12T · 5.00 GHz
1,947
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
6C / 12T · 5.00 GHz
1,947
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i9-7960X
16C / 32T · 3.60 GHz
13,468
Intel Xeon D-2796TE
20C / 40T · 2.50 GHz
13,457
Intel Core i9-12900E
16C / 24T · 4.00 GHz
13,420
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C / 16T · 4.70 GHz
13,217
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
8C / 16T · 4.70 GHz
13,217
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-14700T
Intel UHD Graphics 770
820
Intel Core i5-5575R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
806
Intel Core i9-12900E
Intel UHD Graphics 770
794
AMD A10-9700
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
787
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
768

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Core i9 (81)
CPU groupIntel Core i 12000 (34)
ArchitectureAlder Lake S
Technology10 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 1700
Generation12
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i9-13900E
Q1/2023

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads16 / 24
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 8x Golden Cove
2.30 - 5.00 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 8x Gracemont
1.70 - 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache14.00 MB
L3-Cache30.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency0.30 - 1.55 GHz
CUs / Shader32 / 256
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology10 nm
Release dateQ4/2021

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR5-4800
DDR4-3200
76.8 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory128 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP65 W
TDP (PL2)202 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release dateQ1/2022
Release price494 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Core i9-12900E
Intel Core i9-12900E
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