Intel Core i9-12900H

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-12900H can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 14 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900H also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-12900H

Description: Intel Iris Xe Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1744

Total Cores: 14 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.8 GHz Base, 3.8 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

TDP Up: 115 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 24 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to )

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900H, 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900H

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 45.24

Overall Rank:
387th fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
184th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
47th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $617.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

27913

Single Thread Rating

3774

Samples: 1957*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-12900H

Integer Math	95,787 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	69,305 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	109 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	36,003 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,987 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	323,883 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,782 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	19,284 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,774 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900H

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	MSI Raider GE76 Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3060, 17.3" 144Hz FHD Display,16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Titanium Blue 12UE-871	$1297.88 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (Beat i9-12900H) 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB RGB Backlit USB-C Nahimic Win11 w/ICP Accessory	$1057.98 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Katana A15 Gaming Laptop 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (Beats i9-12900H) 64GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB RGB Backlit USB-C Nahimic Win11 w/ICP Accessory	$1199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 15 9530 Business Laptop (15.6" FHD+, Intel 10-Core i7-13620H (Beat i9-12900H), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD), Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6, IST HUB, Win 11 Pro w/AI Copilot, Silver	$1579.99 (www.amazon.com)
	MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 244Hz FHD Gaming Laptop Intel Core i9-12900H RTX3070TI 16GB 1TBNVMe SSD Win11 - Black (12UGSOK-1046)	$1165.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		27,913
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,482
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,836
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,803
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,731

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i9-12900H		45.24
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.49
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.25
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Intel Core i9-12900H		3,774
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,073
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900H
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2258100 - Nov 28 2024		22255
BL2257060 - Nov 27 2024		22485
BL2256590 - Nov 26 2024		20057
BL2256565 - Nov 26 2024		18082
BL2255738 - Nov 25 2024		31184

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900H
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900H		27,913
Intel Core i9-13900H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		28,701 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900H		27,367 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		27,097 (-2.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		25,141 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		24,844 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i9-12900HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		33,970 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i9-12950HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		32,323 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		31,427 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		26,119 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core i9-12900H		22,518 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Intel Core i9-12900H		33,561 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Intel Core i9-12900H		31,536 (+13.0%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900H Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,099
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,914
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,816
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,585
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,262
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,213
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,200
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		6,143
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,008
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,377

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