12th

Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF

Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF
BENCHMARKS (10)
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Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score +4% Memory -15%, 1-Core 8%, 2-Core 9%, 4-Core 7%, 8-Core 9%Overclocked Score +9% 1-Core 9%, 2-Core 9%, 4-Core 10%, 8-Core 28%, Memory -12%Value & Sentiment -91%User Rating -91%Nice To Haves -3%64-Core 10%, 64-Core -34%, Age 16%

Average Bench: 105% (62^nd of 1452)

Based on 10 user benchmarks. Device: 0000000000000000 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900KF

Poor: 86%Average: 105% Great: 117%

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 108%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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Outstanding average bench

The 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF averaged 5.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 199Pts

Avg. Dual Core Speed 396Pts

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF is 30.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 72.1Pts

Avg. Multi Core Speed 1,413Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)

Rank 62105%

Min	Avg	Max
61	Memory 72.1	82.6
169	1-Core 199	213
339	2-Core 396	422
114% 223 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
561	4-Core 744	826
606	8-Core 1,283	1,642
123% 1,013 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
736	64-Core 1,413	2,214
87.4% 1,413 Pts

User Benchmarks

Bench

Normal

Heavy

Server

The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 9 months ago.Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF,

None, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)

108% Outstanding

Memory 68.2

1-Core 201

2-Core 400

114% 223 Pts

4-Core 786

8-Core 1,386

131% 1,086 Pts

64-Core 1719

106% 1719 Pts

SVN-User, 15 months ago.Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF,

None, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)

106% Outstanding

Memory 71.4

1-Core 193

2-Core 391

112% 218 Pts

4-Core 747

8-Core 1,325

125% 1,036 Pts

64-Core 1,173

73% 1,173 Pts

CHN-User, 21 months ago.Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF,

None, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)

93% Outstanding

Memory 61

1-Core 169

2-Core 339

97% 190 Pts

4-Core 669

8-Core 981

103% 825 Pts

64-Core 987

61% 987 Pts

CHN-User, 21 months ago.Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF,

None, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)

90.9% Outstanding

Memory 69.8

1-Core 207

2-Core 407

116% 228 Pts

4-Core 634

8-Core 690

87% 662 Pts

64-Core 736

46% 736 Pts

DNK-User, 13 months ago.Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF,

None, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)

85.9% Excellent

Memory 73.1

1-Core 198

2-Core 383

113% 218 Pts

4-Core 561

8-Core 606

77% 584 Pts

64-Core 748

46% 748 Pts

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12th

Gen Intel Core i9-12900KF