Intel Core i9-12900T

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-12900T 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i9-12900T Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 16 Cores and 24 Threads. The Intel Core i9-12900T 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 ...]

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Intel Core i9-12900T

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 24 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 1.4 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.0 GHz Base, 3.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Up: 106 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 30 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: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 60.63

Overall Rank:
372nd fastest in multithreading out of 5003 CPUs
193rd fastest in single threading out of 5003 CPUs
120th fastest in out of 1414 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $489.00 USD (2022-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

29647

Single Thread Rating

3803

Samples: 82*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	107,829 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	76,036 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	116 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	39,904 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	20,852 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	346,016 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,810 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	20,101 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,803 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-12900T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of February 2025.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,851
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,549
Intel Core i9-12900T		29,647
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,115
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,205
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,722
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		218.79
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		196.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.67
Intel Core i9-12900K		139.78
Intel Core i9-13900K		120.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.47
Intel Core i9-12900T		60.63
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,149
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Intel Core i9-12900T		3,803
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-12900T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2358854 - Jan 22 2025		16168
BL2321073 - Jan 04 2025		31745
BL2319314 - Jan 03 2025		8737
BL2163932 - Aug 07 2024		27189
BL2129881 - Jun 23 2024		28507

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-12900T
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900T		29,647
Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Core i9-12900T		34,549 (+16.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900T		34,259 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i9-12900 vs Intel Core i9-12900T		33,975 (+14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900T		28,302 (-4.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-12900T		23,590 (-20.4%)
Intel Xeon W-1370 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-12900T		22,926 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i9-12900T		35,891 (+21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i9-12900T		34,558 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i7-12700 vs Intel Core i9-12900T		30,616 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700T vs Intel Core i9-12900T		28,401 (-4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i9-12900T		26,638 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-12900T		22,644 (-23.6%)

Is the Intel Core i9-12900T Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,595
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,573
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,840
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,565
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,366
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,183
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,021
Intel Core i9-12900T		4,639

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