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Core i9-12900K

2021-11-04 · RRP £465

The Intel Core i9-12900K launched November 2021 and scores 88.8 for gaming, #15 of the 54 processors we rank.

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Performance scores

Gaming →
88.8
#15 of 54 on performance
value 84 · #43 of 54 for value
  • Gaming Index89
  • Boost Clock86.7
3D Modelling →
75.9
#11 of 54 on performance
value 71.8 · #39 of 54 for value
  • Cinebench MT67.5
  • Cores100
  • Boost Clock86.7
AI →
57.1
#11 of 54 on performance
value 54 · #34 of 54 for value
  • Cinebench MT67.5
  • AI Throughput0
  • Cores100
VR →
88.8
#15 of 54 on performance
value 84 · #43 of 54 for value
  • Gaming Index89
  • Boost Clock86.7

Specifications

UserBenchmark Speed117
Cores16
Threads24
Boost Clock5.2 GHz
L3 Cache30 MB
Gaming Index89
Cinebench MT27000
AI Throughput0 TOPS
TDP125 W
RRP£465

We compute these composites ourselves against fixed references (reference hardware ≈ 100). See methodology. RRP is the launch recommended retail price at approximate FX, not live retail.

UserBenchmark Speed is UserBenchmark's real-world effective-speed figure, used with attribution. For CPUs we show it for context only; for graphics cards and memory it also contributes to our score.

Core i9-12900K head-to-head

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