Processor Intel Core i9-12900K, specifications and benchmarks

General information about the processor Intel Core i9-12900K

• Segment
  Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i9
• Generation
  12
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i9-11900K
• Successor
  --

Intel Core i9-12900K Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

• Frequency
  3.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  16
• Turbo (1 Core)
  5.30 GHz
• CPU Threads
  24
• Turbo (16 Cores)
  5.00 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  8x Golden Cove
• B core
  8x Gracemont
• C core
  --

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.45 GHz
• Execution units
  32
• Shader
  256
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB
• Max. displays
  4
• Generation
  12
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  10 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2021

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode
• AV1
  Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
• Max. Memory
  256 GB
• ECC
  No
• Memory channels
  2
• PCIe version
  5.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

Hardware security technology

• AES-NI
  Yes

• TDP (PL1)
  125 W
• TDP up
  --
• TDP (PL2)
  228 W / 56 s
• TDP down
  --
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  3.75 MB
• L3-Cache
  30.00 MB
• Architecture
  Alder Lake S
• Technology
  10 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1700
• Release date
  Q4/2021
• Part Number
  BX8071512900K

Common positions Intel Core i9-12900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

• Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
  20 place
• Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
  340 place
• Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
  22 place
• Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
  26 place
• Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
  20 place
• Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
  20 place
• Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
  38 place
• Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
  66 place
• iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
  426 place
• Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
  57 place
• CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
  8 place
• Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
  44 place
• Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
  25 place