Intel Core i9-12900TE Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i9-12900TE is a 16 core processor. It can handle 24 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i9-12900TE is based on the 12. generation of the Intel Core i9 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1700. The Intel Core i9-12900TE scores 1,861 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 13,738 points.
Intel Core i9-12900TE

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i9-12900TE belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i9-12900TE.

Name: Intel Core i9-12900TE
Family: Intel Core i9 (78)
CPU group: Intel Core i 12000 (34)
Architecture: Alder Lake S
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 12
Predecessor: --
Successor: Intel Core i9-13900TE

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 16 CPU cores of the Intel Core i9-12900TE clock with 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 16 / 24
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 8x Golden Cove
B-Core: 8x Gracemont
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
B-Core Frequency: 1.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)

Internal Graphics

With the Intel UHD Graphics 770, the Intel Core i9-12900TE has an build in graphic solution. It has 32 SM processors, which have a total of 256 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency: 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.55 GHz
Compute units: 32
Shader: 256
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2021
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 11
Direct X: 12
Technology: 10 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-12900TE supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR5-4800
DDR4-3200
76.8 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i9-12900TE has a TDP of 35 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): 106 W
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12900TE has a 44.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

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: Q1/2022
Release price: 494 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i9-12900TE 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.


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 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1869
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 5.00 GHz
1866
Intel Core i7-13650HX Intel Core i7-13650HX
14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
1862
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1861
Intel Core i9-12950HX Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1861
Intel Core i9-12900HX Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
1861
Intel Core i7-13620H Intel Core i7-13620H
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1859

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13824
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Core i5-13600HX
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
13816
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
16C 22T @ 4.50 GHz
13796
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
13738
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz
13650
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
13620
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
13548

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 i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2497
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
2491
Intel Core i5-13600 Intel Core i5-13600
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
2488
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2481
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478

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.
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12439
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12439
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
12411
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12407
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12407
Intel Core i7-13620H Intel Core i7-13620H
10C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
12310

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-5575R Intel Core i5-5575R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.05 GHz
806
Intel Core i5-4570R Intel Core i5-4570R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.25 GHz
800
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794
Intel Core i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.55 GHz
794
Intel Core i5-14600T Intel Core i5-14600T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794
Intel Core i5-14500T Intel Core i5-14500T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794

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.
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
30307
Intel Xeon W-3265 Intel Xeon W-3265
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
30128
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
29970
Intel Core i9-12900TE Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
29965
Intel Core i9-9990XE Intel Core i9-9990XE
14C 28T @ 4.00 GHz
29744
Intel Core i5-13600HX Intel Core i5-13600HX
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
29700
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
29512

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