Intel Core i9-12900K Overview

Intel Core i9-12900K
Type: DESKTOP
Release date: Nov 2021

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 mmÂ² die.

Intel Core i9-12900K pros and cons

Specifications

Features

Architecture

Architecture	Intel Adler Lake
Market	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
Codename	Alder Lake
Release Date	Nov 2021

Cores

Cores	16
Threads	24
E-Cores	8
SMPs	1
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 770

Cache

L1 Cache	64K (per core)
L2 Cache	14MB (shared)
L3 Cache	30MB (shared)

Physical

Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Max Case Temp	72°C
Package	FC-LGA1700
Die Size	unknown
Process	10 nm

Performance

Cpu Frequency	3200 MHz
Turbo Clock	5200 MHz
Base Clock	100 MHz
E-Core Frequency	2400 MHz
E-Core Turbo Clock	3900 MHz
Voltage	N/A
TDP	125 W

Compared to similar performing CPUs


	Intel Core i9-12900K	Intel Core i9-12900KF	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core i5-10600K
		compare	compare	compare	compare
Architecture	Intel_Adlerlake	Intel_Adlerlake	AMD_Zen_3	AMD_Zen_3	Intel_Cometlake
Process Node	10 nm	10 nm	7 nm	7 nm	14 nm
Cores/Threads	16/24	16/24	16/32	12/24	6/12
Release Date	Nov 2021	Nov 2021	Nov 2020	Nov 2020	Apr 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

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