Intel Core i9-12900KF Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-18

The Intel Core i9-12900KF was released in Q4/2021 and has 16 cores. The processor can process 24 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1700. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i9-12900KF achieved a result of 1,990 points (single-core) or 17,595 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i9-12900KF belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i9-12900KF.
Name:	Intel Core i9-12900KF
Family:	Intel Core i9
CPU group:	Intel Core i 12000
Architecture:	Alder Lake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	12
Predecessor:	Intel Core i9-11900KF
Successor:	Intel Core i9-13900KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-12900KF has 16 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-12900KF is 3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	16 / 24
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	8x Golden Cove
B-Core:	8x Gracemont

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
A-Core Frequency:	3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz)
B-Core Frequency:	2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-12900KF has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i9-12900KF has the no iGPU installed, which has -- streaming multiprocessors (-- shaders).

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-12900KF supports a maximum of 128 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 76.8 GB/s.

DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200	76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i9-12900KF has a TDP of 125 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	125 W
TDP (PL2):	241 W
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i9-12900KF is made in 10 nm and has 44.00 MB cache.

Technology:	10 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1700
L2-Cache:	14.00 MB
L3-Cache:	30.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date:	Q4/2021
Release price:	564 $
Part Number:	BX8071512900KF
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i9-12900KF
16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz (5.20 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-12900KF have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	126
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	126
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	125
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	124
	Intel Core i5-14600KF 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	124
	Intel Core i5-14600K 14C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	124
	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz	124

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	1602
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	1596
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1582
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1564
	Intel Core i9-13950HX 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	1503
	Intel Core i9-13980HX 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	1495
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 4.90 GHz	1494

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	2021
	Intel Core i9-13900H 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	2016
	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8C 16T @ 5.40 GHz	2010
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1997
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1997
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32C 64T @ 5.30 GHz	1988
	Intel Core i9-12900F 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	1988

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon W-3275 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	28051
	Intel Xeon W-3275M 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	28051
	Intel Core i9-12900KS 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	27796
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	27472
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	27472
	Intel Xeon Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz	27401
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	27084

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2002
	Intel Core i7-13700 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2002
	Intel Core i7-13700F 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2002
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1990
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1990
	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H 8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz	1974
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz	1974

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	18402
	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.30 GHz	18402
	Intel Xeon Gold 6212U 24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz	18344
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	17595
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	17595
	Intel Core i9-13900T 24C 32T @ 3.90 GHz	17407
	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	17218

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-13700 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2675
	Intel Core i7-13700F 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2675
	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2674
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2664
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2645
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	2639
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	2639

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-13700 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	16079
	Intel Core i7-13700F 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	16079
	AMD EPYC 7763 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	16042
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	15986
	AMD EPYC 7713 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	15876
	AMD EPYC 7443 24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz	15864
	Intel Core i9-13900E 24C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	15862

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-12900KS 16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz	795
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	793
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	781
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	779
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	779
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	775
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	775

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon W-3275 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	11020
	Intel Xeon W-3275M 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	11020
	Intel Core i9-12900KS 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	10744
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	10511
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	10511
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	10428
	Intel Core i9-12900F 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	10097

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	384
	Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	379
	Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	379
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	364
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	364
	Intel Xeon W-3275M 28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz	350
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	348

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD EPYC 7452 32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz	41873
	Intel Xeon Gold 6354 18C 36T @ 3.40 GHz	41458
	AMD EPYC 7352 24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz	41286
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	41207
	Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) 20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz	41059
	AMD EPYC 7F52 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	41028
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	40902

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i9-13900 24C 32T @ 5.30 GHz	881
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	829
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	829
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	819
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	817
	Intel Core i5-13600 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	812
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	790

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	12793
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz	12265
	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	11907
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	11365
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	11365
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz	10843
	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz	10761

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	310
	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	310
	Intel Core i9-13950HX 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	308
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	294
	Intel Core i9-12900KS 16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz	294
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	294
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	290

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M 28C 56T @ 2.80 GHz	4355
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	4324
	Intel Core i9-12900KS 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	4140
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	4111
	Intel Core i9-12900K 16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	4111
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	4068
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	4002

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 15,228 CB R23 MC @ 119 W	128
	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 18,065 CB R23 MC @ 143 W	126
	Intel Core i9-12900KS 27,796 CB R23 MC @ 241 W	115
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 27,472 CB R23 MC @ 240 W	114
	Intel Core i9-12900K 27,472 CB R23 MC @ 240 W	114
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 9,150 CB R23 MC @ 87 W	105
	Intel Core i5-11600K 11,277 CB R23 MC @ 119 W	95

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
247 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
246 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
561 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
537 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,429 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,403 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,688 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,638 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
648 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
596 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
222 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,104 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,099 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
95 entries

News and articles for the Intel Core i9-12900KF

Intel Core i9-13900 benchmark of engineering sample

Posted by Stefan on 2022-06-15

Intels 13th generation of the Intel Core i series (Raptor Lake) is about to be released and a lot of information is already known from the official side. This information includes e.g. the number of CPU cores, the expected increase in performance and the manufacturing technology of the new CPUs.

We compare the technical data of the Intel Core i9-13900 with its predecessor and look at benchmarks that have already been published.

Description of the processor

The Intel Core i9-12900KF comes from the twelfth generation of Intels Core i9 series and is based on the so-called big.LITTLE structure. For the Intel Core i9-12900KF, this means that 8 performance cores of the "Golden Cove" type are used together with 8 efficiency cores of the "Gracemont" type. The 8 high-performance cores clock at 3.20 gigahertz and you can increase your clock rate to up to 5.20 gigahertz in turbo mode. The energy-saving efficiency cores, on the other hand, only clock at 2.40 gigahertz and the maximum turbo clock is 3.90 gigahertz. The processor supports hyperthreading technology, but only the performance cores, which means that the Intel Core i9-12900KF has a maximum of 24 threads in addition to 16 physical cores.

The "F" in the processor designation indicates that the Intel Core i9-12900KF does not have an internal graphics unit and can therefore only be operated with a dedicated graphics card. For example, the high-end graphics cards GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090 from NVIDIA or the Radeon RX 6800 and Radeon RX 6900 from AMD, which will be available during the release of the processor, come into question here. The graphics cards can be connected via the 20 available Version 5 PCI Express lines.

The Intel Core i9-12900KF supports the operation of up to 128 gigabytes of DDR4-3200 or the newer DDR5-4800 standard. It achieves a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s.

The processor was released in the fourth quarter of 2021, just in time for the Christmas business, and uses the new Intel socket LGA 1700, which means that it can be used on all boards with this socket. It is manufactured using the 10-nanometer process and has a 30.00 megabyte level 3 cache. The predecessor of this processor is the Intel Core i9-11900KF, which is still based on an architecture with 8 cores of the same size and 16 threads.

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