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Intel logo Core i9-12900
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Intel logo Core i9-11900

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General information Core i9-12900 Core i9-11900
Launched Q1 2022 Q2 2021
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1200
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i9
Core Family Name Alder Lake Rocket Lake-S
Clock 2.4 GHz 4 % 2.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 5.1 GHz 1.9 % 5.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 16 0 % 8 50 %
Threads 24 0 % 16 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 48 kB Data
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1.25 MB
8 × 512 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 30 MB
1 × 16 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 750
Performance Core i9-12900 Core i9-11900
Overall Score 68646 0 % 62050 9.6 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 82 % 4.7 %
Benchmark Score 22205 0 % 14824 33.2 %
Single Thread Score 4025.7 0 % 3451.6 14.3 %
Encrypting Data 23792.8 MB/s 0 % 14460.8 MB/s 39.2 %
Compressing Data 411.6 MB/s 0 % 282.4 MB/s 31.4 %
String objects sorting 45883.3 thousand/s 0 % 33400.6 thousand/s 27.2 %
Prime numbers generation 123 millions/s 0 % 64.4 millions/s 47.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 129000 millions/s 0 % 85495.3 millions/s 33.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 92290.8 millions/s 0 % 50579.1 millions/s 45.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-12900, Core i9-11900.

Average frames per second Core i9-12900 Core i9-11900
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 158.6 FPS 139.0 FPS
High settings 253.8 FPS 222.4 FPS
Medium settings 317.2 FPS 278.0 FPS
Low settings 396.5 FPS 347.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-12900 Core i9-11900
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 172.0 FPS 160.3 FPS
High settings 275.2 FPS 256.4 FPS
Medium settings 343.9 FPS 320.5 FPS
Low settings 429.9 FPS 400.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.8 %
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