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Intel

Intel Core i9-12900F

Processor

CPU cores: Reported value 1: 8^*
Reported value 2: 8^*
Reported value 3: 16^*
Reported value 4: 16^*
Reported value 5: 16^*
Reported value 6: 8^*
Reported value 7: 16^*
CPU threads: Reported value 1: 16^*
Reported value 2: 24^*
Reported value 3: 24^*
Reported value 4: 24^*
Maximum boost clock: 5.1 GHz^*
Thermal design power: 65 W^*

Rendering performance

Benchmark setupMedian score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.5.0 / Windows / CPU

Intel Core i9-12900F 293.98 samples/min 3 complete runs · Middle 50%: 288.08 - 304.01 · 16 core / 24 thread · Latest: 2025-09-24

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark35,726^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark4,045^*Platform unreported Compare results

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Test version

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

67.27 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 24, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

293.98 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 24, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 288.08199614243
75th percentile: 304.01244300738

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

91.36 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 24, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

135.36 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Sep 24, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

68.78 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 14, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

305.94 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 14, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 263.77538745047
75th percentile: 309.98034250899

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

92.71 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 14, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

144.45 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Feb 14, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

75.32 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 25, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

308.01 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 25, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 301.25420217583
75th percentile: 325.83264827285

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

87.65 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 25, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 3.5.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i9-12900F

154.84 samples/min

5 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Jun 25, 2023

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 16
CPU threads: 24
CPU sockets: 1

Processing & platform

CPU cores: Reported value 1: 8^*
Reported value 2: 8^*
Reported value 3: 16^*
Reported value 4: 16^*
Reported value 5: 16^*
Reported value 6: 8^*
Reported value 7: 16^*
CPU threads: Reported value 1: 16^*
Reported value 2: 24^*
Reported value 3: 24^*
Reported value 4: 24^*
Performance cores: 8^*
Efficiency cores: 8^*
Base clock: 2.4 GHz^*
Performance-core base frequency: 2.4 GHz^*
Efficiency-core base frequency: 1.8 GHz^*
Performance-core maximum turbo: 5 GHz^*
Efficiency-core maximum turbo: 3.8 GHz^*
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 frequency: 5.1 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 76.80 GB/s^*
Maximum boost clock: 5.1 GHz^*
L2 cache: 14 MB^*
Architecture: Alder Lake^*
Socket / package: FCLGA1700^*
Manufacturing process: Intel 7^*

Cache hierarchy

Reported cache^*
Size
30 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2^*

Supported memory

Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 65 W^*
Processor base power: 65 W^*
Maximum turbo power: 202 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 10 fields

Name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
Cores: 8^*
Threads: 16^*
TDP: 65^* W
Socket: 1,700^*
Integrated GPU: No^*
Producer: Intel^*
Base Clock: 2.4^* GHz
Turbo Clock: 5.1^* GHz
Unlocked Multiplier: No^*

Specifications 2 · 66 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

BornOnDate

Q1'22^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

Cache

30 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

CertifiedUseConditions

PC/Client/Tablet^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ClockSpeedMax

5.10 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

CodeNameText

Products formerly Alder Lake^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

CoreCount

16^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

CpuId

134598^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

CpuName

Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Processor^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

DeepLearningBoostVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

DeviceProtectionTechBootGuardVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

DMIRevision

4.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ECoreBaseFreq

1.80 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ECoreTurboFreq

3.80 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

EffCoreCount

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

EM64

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

Embedded

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

GaussianNeuralAcceleratorVersion

3.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

HaltState

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

HyperThreading

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

InstructionSet

64-bit^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.1. Intel® SSE4.2. Intel® AVX2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

IntelControlFlowEnforcementTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

IntelThreadDirector

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

Lithography

Intel 7^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

MarketSegment

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

MaxCPUs

1^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

MaxDMILanesCount

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

MaxMem

128 GB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

MaxMemoryBandwidth

76.8 GB/s^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

MaxTurboPower

202 W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

MemoryTypes

Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ModeBasedExecutionControlVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

NumMemoryChannels

2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

NumPCIExpressPorts

20^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

OptaneMemorySupport

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

OSGuardTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

PackageSize

45.0 mm x 37.5 mm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

PCIExpressConfigs

Up to 1x16+4. 2x8+4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

PCIExpressRevision

5.0 and 4.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

PCoreBaseFreq

2.40 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

PCoreTurboFreq

5.00 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

PerfCoreCount

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ProcessorBasePower

65 W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ProcessorNumber

i9-12900F^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ProductGroup

12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ScalableSockets

1S Only^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

SecureKeyTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

SocketsSupported

FCLGA1700^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

SpeedShiftTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

StandardManageability

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

StatusCodeText

Launched^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

TBTVersion

2.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ThermalJunctionRateCode

100°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ThermalMonitoring2Indicator

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ThermalSolutionSpecification

PCG 2020C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

ThreadCount

24^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

TotalL2Cache

14 MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

TurboBoostMaxTechMaxFreq

5.10 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

TurboBoostMaxTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

VolumeManagementDeviceVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

VTD

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

VTX

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 121^*

Specifications 3 · 12 fields

name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
cores: 8^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 77^*
price: 515^*
tdp: 65^*
date: 2022-01-01^*
socket: FCLGA1700^*
category: Desktop^*
speed: 2,400^*
turbo: 5,100^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 4 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*

Specifications 5 · 10 fields

Cache: 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*
BornOnDate: Q1'22^*
Model: Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Processor^*
Price: $510.00 - $540.00^*
MarketSegment: Desktop^*
Lithography: Intel 7^*
CoreCount: 16^*
ThreadCount: 24^*
ClockSpeedMax: 5.1^* GHz
TurboBoostMaxTechMaxFreq: 5.1^* GHz

Specifications 6 · 64 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$510.00-$540.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes^*

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes^*

Total Cores

16^*

Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

# of Performance-cores

8^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

# of Efficient-cores

8^*

Total Threads

24^*

Max Turbo Frequency

5.1^* GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

5.0^* GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.8^* GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

2.4^* GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

1.8^* GHz

Cache

30.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Total L2 Cache

14^* MB

Processor Base Power

65^* W

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency ‡

5.1^* GHz

Maximum Turbo Power

202^* W

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Launch Date

Q1'22^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

128^* GB

Memory Types

Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s^*

Product Collection

12th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8^* GB/s

Vertical Segment

Desktop^*

Processor Number

i9-12900F^*

Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision

4.0^*

Max # of DMI Lanes

8^*

Scalability

1S Only^*

PCI Express Revision

5.0 and 4.0^*

Lithography

Intel 7^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

Up to 1x16+4 | 2x8+4^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

20^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1700^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

Thermal Solution Specification

PCG 2020C^*

Use Conditions

PC/Client/Tablet^*

TJUNCTION

100^* °C

Package Size

45.0 mm x 37.5 mm^*

Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator

3.0^*

Intel® Thread Director

Yes^*

Specifications 7 · 7 fields

microarchitecture

Alder Lake^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

5.1^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

2.4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 359.89^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Core i9-12900F^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

65^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Core i9-12900F^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 8 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Core i9-12900F^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,022^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

FCLGA1700^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*