Intel Core i9-12900K Overview

Intel Core i9-12900K
Type: DESKTOP
Release date: Nov 2021
Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel_AdlerlakeArchitecture
16Cores
24Threads
3200 Mhz Frequency
5200 MhzTurbo Clock
125 W TDP

Summary

Relative performance

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    100%
  • Intel Core i9-12900KF
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
    96%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    95%
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    94%
  • Intel Core i5-10600KF
    94%
  • Intel Core i9-10900K
    79%
  • Intel Core i9-9900K
    76%
  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    76%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    76%
  • Intel Core i9-9900KS
    76%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    75%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
    75%
  • Intel Core i7-9700K
    74%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    74%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
    73%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
    73%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    72%
  • Intel Core i7-8700K
    71%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    70%
  • Intel Core i7-7700K
    69%
  • Intel Core i9-7980XE
    68%
  • Intel Core i9-7960X
    68%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    67%
  • Intel Core i9-7900X
    67%
  • Intel Core i5-8600K
    65%
  • Intel Core i7-7800X
    65%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
    63%
  • Intel Core i5-7600K
    63%
  • Intel Core i3-7350K
    63%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    62%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    61%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
    61%
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    61%
  • Intel Core i7-4790K
    61%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
    59%
  • Intel Core i5-8400
    59%
  • Intel Core i7-6700
    59%
  • Intel Core i7-7700
    59%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    58%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
    58%
  • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
    58%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    58%
  • Intel Core i7-6850K
    57%
  • Intel Core i5-7500
    57%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
    57%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    56%
  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    56%
  • Intel Core i7-3960X
    55%
  • Intel Core i7-4790
    55%
  • Intel Core i7-4940MX
    55%
  • Intel Core i7-6950X
    54%
  • Intel Core i3-8100
    54%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
    54%
  • Intel Core i7-6900K
    54%
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    54%
  • Intel Core i3-6100
    54%
  • Intel Core i7-4980HQ
    54%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    54%
  • Intel Core i7-6700T
    53%
  • Intel Core i7-4910MQ
    53%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
    53%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    53%
  • Intel Core i7-4790S
    52%
  • Intel Core i7-4930MX
    52%
  • Intel Core i5-7400
    52%
  • Intel Core i7-4810MQ
    52%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
    51%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 1700
    51%
  • Intel Core i5-8250U
    51%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    51%
  • Intel Core i7-4900MQ
    51%
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
    51%
  • Intel Core i7-4960X
    50%
  • Intel Core i7-4870HQ
    50%
  • Intel Core i7-4800MQ
    50%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    49%
  • Intel Core i7-5820K
    49%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
    49%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
    49%
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    48%
  • Intel Core i7-5960X
    48%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
    48%
  • Intel Core i7-4710HQ
    47%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    47%
  • Intel Core i7-4850HQ
    46%
  • Intel Core i7-4600M
    46%
  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    46%
  • Intel Core i7-4700HQ
    46%
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    46%
  • Intel Core i7-5600U
    45%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    45%
  • Intel Core i5-4430
    44%
  • Intel Core i7-4702HQ
    44%
  • Intel Core i5-4300M
    44%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    43%
  • Intel Core i7-4600U
    43%
  • Intel Core i5-5257U
    43%
  • Intel Core i7-4702MQ
    43%
  • Intel Core i7-4650U
    43%
  • Intel Core i7-4750HQ
    43%
  • Intel Core i5-2500K
    42%
  • Intel Core i7-5500U
    42%
  • Intel Core i7-4712HQ
    42%
  • Intel Core i7-4550U
    41%
  • Intel Core i5-5300U
    41%
  • Intel Core i7-4500U
    40%
  • Intel Core i5-5350U
    40%
  • Intel Core i7-3632QM
    39%
  • Intel Core i7-5650U
    39%
  • Intel Core i5-4258U
    38%
  • Intel Core i5-5250U
    38%
  • Intel Core i5-5200U
    38%
  • Intel Core i5-3230M
    36%
  • Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
    36%
  • Intel Core i7-3537U
    36%
  • AMD FX-8370
    35%
  • Intel Core i5-3437U
    35%
  • AMD A10-6800K
    35%
  • AMD FX-8370E
    34%
  • Intel Core i5-4200U
    34%
  • Intel Core M-5Y31
    34%
  • Intel Core i3-5157U
    34%
  • AMD FX-8350
    34%
  • Intel Core M-5Y71
    33%
  • Intel Core i5-3337U
    33%
  • Intel Core i3-4000M
    33%
  • Intel Core M-5Y70
    32%
  • AMD A12-9800
    31%
  • AMD A6-6400K
    30%
  • AMD A8-5600K
    30%
  • AMD A10-7850K
    30%
  • Intel Core i3-5010U
    29%
  • Intel Core M-5Y51
    29%
  • Intel Core M-5Y10a
    29%
  • AMD A10-7700K
    29%
  • Intel Core i3-5005U
    28%
  • AMD FX-8800P
    28%
  • Intel Core i3-3110M
    28%
  • Intel Core M-5Y10
    28%
  • Intel Core i3-4158U
    27%
  • AMD A10-5750M
    26%
  • Intel Core i5-3339Y
    25%
  • Intel Core i3-4005U
    23%
  • AMD A8-5550M
    23%
  • AMD A4-5300
    23%
  • Intel Core i3-4010U
    23%
  • Intel Core M-5Y10c
    23%
  • Intel Pentium 3556U
    23%
  • AMD A6-5350M
    22%
  • Intel Core i3-3217U
    22%
  • AMD A10-5745M
    22%
  • AMD A10-4600M
    22%
  • AMD A4-4300M
    21%
  • Intel Pentium 2117U
    20%
  • AMD A4-5150M
    19%
  • AMD A6-5200
    14%
  • Intel Pentium 2129Y
    13%
  • AMD A4-5000
    11%
  • AMD E1-2500
    9%
  • AMD A4-1250
    7%
  • AMD E1-2100
    7%
  • AMD A4-1200
    6%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Intel Core i9-12900K is a cpu released by Intel on Nov 2021. This processor is based on the architecture and packs unknown transistors on a 10 nm, 0 mm² die.

Intel Core i9-12900K pros and cons




Specifications


Features

Architecture

ArchitectureIntel Adler Lake
MarketDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameAlder Lake
Release DateNov 2021

Cores

Cores16
Threads24
E-Cores8
SMPs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770

Cache

L1 Cache64K (per core)
L2 Cache14MB (shared)
L3 Cache30MB (shared)

Physical

SocketIntel Socket 1700
Max Case Temp72°C
PackageFC-LGA1700
Die Sizeunknown
Process10 nm

Performance

Cpu Frequency3200 MHz
Turbo Clock5200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz
E-Core Frequency2400 MHz
E-Core Turbo Clock3900 MHz
VoltageN/A
TDP125 W

Compared to similar performing CPUs

Intel Core i9-12900KIntel Core i9-12900KFAMD Ryzen 9 5950XAMD Ryzen 9 5900XIntel Core i5-10600K
Intel Core i9-12900KIntel Core i9-12900KFAMD Ryzen 9 5950XAMD Ryzen 9 5900XIntel Core i5-10600K
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ArchitectureIntel_AdlerlakeIntel_AdlerlakeAMD_Zen_3AMD_Zen_3Intel_Cometlake
Process Node10 nm10 nm7 nm7 nm14 nm
Cores/Threads16/2416/2416/3212/246/12
Release DateNov 2021Nov 2021Nov 2020Nov 2020Apr 2020

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    284
  • Intel Core i9-12900KF
    284
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
    274
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    272
  • Intel Core i5-10600K
    267

points - higher is better