Intel Core i9-12900F

Intel Core i9-12900F Benchmark and Specs

Intel Core i9-12900F Processor benchmark, specs and release date - 2 GHz 16 core Intel 12th Generation Core i9 LGA 1700 CPU rating. Is the Core i9-12900F good for gaming?

Benchmark Score

100 %
Amazing score from 1 sample
High uncertainty
Performance
Amazing
Ranking
21st of 627
Popularity
297th of 627
Samples
1 benchmarks

CPU benchmarks

Here are the performance results of this CPU in both the hardwareDB Benchmark and other benchmark utilities. Synthetic tests are an estimation of real-world performance using consistent and repeatable benchmarks.

Overall

Amazing

100 %

Gaming

Incredible

127 %

Multitasking

Very Good

92 %

Heavy Workloads

Very Good

91 %

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Alternative benchmarks

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Blender

Blender

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

297

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CPU Comparison

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Intel Core i9-12900KF
123 %
Intel Core i7-12700KF
119 %
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116 %
Intel Core i7-12700F
107 %
Intel Core i9-12900F
100 %
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
100 %
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
79 %

Specifications

Clock Speed 2.4 GHz
Turbo Speed 5.1 GHz
Cores 16
Threads 24
L1 Cache 1280 KiB
L3 Cache 30 MiB
PCIe Revision 5
PCIe Lanes 20
Socket LGA 1700
Family 12th Generation Core i9
Memory Type DDR5-4800
Memory Channels 2
Max Memory 128 GiB
Release Date 2022-02-01
Has Unlocked Multiplier Yes
TDP 65 W

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Intel Core i9-12900F

The Core i9-12900F is a 16 core CPU from Intel released in 2022. This chip has an amazing overall score at 100% in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is an incredible processor for gaming, with a score of 127%. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Core i9-12900F scores 92% and 91% respectively. Indeed, this is a very good rating for very heavy workloads.

The Core i9-12900F has 16 cores and 24 threads. This CPU makes use of simultaneous multithreading technology to improve performance on parallel tasks. Each physical CPU core is divided into multiple logical processors. This Intel CPU has a clock speed of 2.4 GHz and a turbo speed of 5.1 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow. This CPU has an unlocked multiplier and allows for overclocking. With adequate cooling and a good power supply, it's possible to run this CPU at a higher clock speed.

As for memory, the Core i9-12900F makes use of DDR5-4800 memory. The faster the memory, the better. Faster memory means that the CPU doesn't have to wait to get the data it needs. It can accommodate a maximum of 128 GiB of memory. Furthermore, this chip can handle up to 2 channels of RAM, a multichannel memory architecture allows for higher data transfer between the CPU and the memory. However, to take advantage of this, you must have enough memory slots filled.

In terms of cache, the Core i9-12900F has 1280 KiB of level 1 cache, and 30 MiB of level 3 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

This CPU has fast connectivity with support for PCI-Express Gen 5. The faster the PCIe link, the better. This allows for better performance with GPUs and NVME SSDs. It has a total of 20 PCIe lanes.

Power and thermals for the Intel Core i9-12900F CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 65 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's good estimate.

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