Intel Alder Lake-S review: Does Intel have the fastest gaming CPU again?

Intel Alder Lake-S new features (Source: Intel)

Intel Alder Lake-S even thinner die (Source: Intel)

Intel has a lot of plans with Alder Lake-S. For years, Intel was the benchmark standard for the fastest gaming CPU, until AMD accelerated things with its Ryzen 5000 and took the crown. For the end user, this cat-and-mouse game has many advantages, since it helps to get improvements quicker to the masses.

With the newest processors for the desktop segment and the 12th generation of the Core series, Intel again introduces a change of the platform. After Comet Lake-S and Rocket Lack-S, LGA1200 is already history, and the larger LGA 1700 socket takes over. The most well-known improvements are the DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support. However, at this point there still no products available that can use this full bandwidth. This makes the investment into the platform an investment that can only be used in the future. Things look a little better in the working memory. Those want to join the newest trend and get the best performance won't get around the new DDR5 working memory. But the Intel Alder Lake-S processors also support DDR4 RAM. You can find the corresponding boards for sale also with the new high-end Z690 chipset.

With Alder Lake-S, Intel takes a large step ahead that is not just a small Rocket Lake-S refresh. The new design is divided into performance cores, the so-called P- cores, and energy efficient cores, the E-cores. This allows the top model to handle 24 threads, resulting from 8 P-cores including hyperthreading (HT) and 8 E-cores without HT. In the smaller Intel Core i5-12600K, which we are also examining in this review, it is 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores, resulting in 16 threads. The new E-cores are supposed to take some load off the P-cores, freeing them to offer sufficient computing performance for demanding applications while the E-cores handle the background processes. But the E-cores are by no means slow computing units, and their performance is at the Skylake level. The optimal management of the cores is handled by the Intel Thread Director. Windows 11 as the operating system is a requirement for optimal usage.

We collected the most important representatives of the new Alder Lake-S family for you in the list below.

Details of our Test System

We use the following system for our benchmarks and tests below:

Raijintek Pean Benchtable
Intel Core i9-12900K, Intel Core i5-12600K
Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero
Alphacool Eisbear Aurora 280 AiO
Nvidia Titan RTX
Corsair HX 1200X power supply
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 (2x 16GB - DDR5-5200) / Corsair Vengeance (2x 16GB - DDR5-5200)
Intel Optane 905p (480 GB system + benchmarks)
OCZ Revodrive (480 GB for games)
Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 64-Bit (version 21H2)

The two processors come from Intel directly. G.Skill and also Corsair provided the brand-new DDR5 working memory for us, and the new Z690 mainboard comes directly from Asus. Caseking supports us with the Raijintek Pean Showcase, and as cooling we use the Alphacool Eisbear Aurora 280 AiO that was made available to us by Alphacool.

Important Note:

All the benchmarks were run on a freshly installed Windows 11 system. The most current Bios version was provided to us by Asus. What is important to know is that with the standard settings PL1 and PL2 are equal, which means that the CPU can always take up the maximum performance without any limitations. We used the standard settings for this review.

The Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero in Detail

Asus has provided us in time with the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero, which serves the basis for this review. We thank Asus Germany for this loaner. The Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero looks very massive, which can be traced back to the large cooling system. In total, you can fit up to five M.2 SSDs on the mainboard, but then you have to install two of the five SSDs on a separate Hyper M.2 card. This will be able to use the full bandwidth of the Gen 5 support and is included as an accessory in the box. The new LGA 1700 socket stands out with the slightly elongated design. Many LGA 1200 cooling systems are also compatible with the new LGA 1700 socket, but you should make sure to ask the manufacturer directly. Sometimes other mounting brackets are offered for the LGA 1700 in order to ensure optimal contact pressure on the CPU.

You can install up to 128 GB of the new DDR5 working memory. WiFi, 2.5 Gbit LAN, and a total of 20 USB ports ensure that you have sufficient connectivity.

Two 8-pin power connectors not far from the socket provide power to the CPU. The voltage transformers are covered by a very massive cooling block including a heat pipe. In addition there is an attractive Polymo lightning panel above the I/O Shield, which is quite a looker.

Processor Benchmarks

Intel is able to keep the promise of a significant performance increase compared to the Rocket Lake-S processors. In the performance rating, which reflects the performance difference across all the listed benchmarks, the Intel Core i9-12900K is able to clearly place at the top. Compared to the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, which also offers 24 threads in total, the new flag ship from Intel is ahead by 13 percentage points. If we take the Intel Core i9-11900K as the reference, the Core i9-12900K runs 23% faster. While the differences vary slightly in the separate benchmarks, this is due to the corresponding CPU architecture.

We see a similar picture with the smaller Intel Core i5-12600K. If we use the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X as competitor since it has the same amounts of threads, both competitors perform at eye level in the cumulative benchmark results. On the other hand, the Zen3 processor has a tough time competing with the powerful single-core performance of the Intel. But you shouldn't write off AMD yet, since the Zen3 CPUs have already been on the market for a year and according to some rumors, the successor is already in the starting blocks. When that is available, the dies will be cast anew and Rocket Lake-S has to prove itself again.

Due to the PL1 = PL2 discussion, we took Cinebench R23 and performed another run with a PL1 value limited to 125 watts. There were no changes in the result worth mention. The differences were minimal and can be considered as being within the measurement tolerances.

It was clear that Intel would make a significant jump with the new design of the P and E-cores. With this, Intel is also able to close the gap to the 12 and 16 core processors from AMD, which was not possible with the Core i9-11900K.

Intel Core i5-12600K

Intel Core i9-12900K

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	64.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	63.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X ^-2! R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	56.3 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	55.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	54.3 pt
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	52.7 pt
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	51.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	49.3 pt
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	47.7 pt
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	42.4 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	286 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	275 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	272 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	271 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	266 Points -7%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	262 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	254 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	242 Points -15%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	224 Points -22%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	205 Points -28%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	4492 Points +11%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	4057 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	3717 Points -8%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2620 Points -35%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	2616 Points -36%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	2555 Points -37%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	2436 Points -40%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1968 Points -51%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1738 Points -57%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1452 Points -64%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	766 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	734 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	647 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	641 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	639 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	625 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	601 Points -22%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	595 Points -22%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	532 Points -31%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	464 Points -39%
CPU (Multi Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	10482 Points +2%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	10240 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	8629 Points -16%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	6692 Points -35%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	6381 Points -38%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	6068 Points -41%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	5997 Points -41%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	4567 Points -55%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	4349 Points -58%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	3443 Points -66%

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	1998 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1907 Points -5%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1693 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	1649 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	1568 Points -22%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1559 Points -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1554 Points -22%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1541 Points -23%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1385 Points -31%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1374 Points -31%
Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	27062 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	27005 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	20634 Points -24%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	17491 Points -35%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	15821 Points -41%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	15519 Points -43%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	15241 Points -44%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	11838 Points -56%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	11311 Points -58%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	10475 Points -61%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	3.49 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	3.31 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	3.14 Points -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	3.14 Points -10%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	3.1 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	3.09 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	2.95 Points -15%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	2.87 Points -18%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2.56 Points -27%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	2.19 Points -37%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	49.6 Points +5%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	47.06 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	41.78 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	30.01 Points -36%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	29.31 Points -38%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29.03 Points -38%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	26.76 Points -43%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	21.75 Points -54%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	19.32 Points -59%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	15.76 Points -67%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	16144 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	15180 Points -6%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	14149 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	13279 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	13039 Points -19%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	12957 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	12739 Points -21%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	12563 Points -22%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	10625 Points -34%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	9594 Points -41%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	112749 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	104638 Points -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	99651 Points -12%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	89478 Points -21%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	83426 Points -26%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	80613 Points -29%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	80495 Points -29%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	69545 Points -38%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	64663 Points -43%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	51816 Points -54%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	302.4 Seconds * -150%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	264.5 Seconds * -118%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	260.2 Seconds * -115%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	196.8 Seconds * -63%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	190.3 Seconds * -57%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	189.5 Seconds * -56%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	167.3 Seconds * -38%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	141 Seconds * -16%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	121.1 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	112.8 Seconds * +7%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	4.924 s *
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	4.919 s * -0%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	4.725 s * +4%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	4.648 s * +6%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	3.982 s * +19%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	3.891 s * +21%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	3.582 s * +27%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	3.037 s * +38%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	2.538 s * +48%
1024m
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	202.7 s * -6%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	190.6 s *
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	113.9 s * +40%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	113.2 s * +41%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	107.6 s * +44%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	86.1 s * +55%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	77.9 s * +59%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	66.3 s * +65%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	64.9 s * +66%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	368.5 (366^min - 369^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	339 (338^min - 341^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	338.5 (337^min - 340^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	335 (325^min - 337^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	333.5 (332^min - 336^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	320 (319^min - 321^max) fps -13%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	309.5 (308^min - 311^max) fps -16%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	299 (294^min - 299^max) fps -19%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	289.5 (289^min - 291^max) fps -21%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	251.5 (250^min - 253^max) fps -32%
Pass 2
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	221 (220^min - 221^max) fps +7%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	206 (206^min - 206^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	191 (190^min - 192^max) fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	152 (151^min - 152^max) fps -26%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	149 (149^min - 149^max) fps -28%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	148 (147^min - 148^max) fps -28%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	137 (137^min - 137^max) fps -33%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	117 (117^min - 117^max) fps -43%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	101 (101^min - 101^max) fps -51%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	88.2 (88^min - 88.2^max) fps -57%

WinRAR - Result
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	15604 KB/s +45%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	13361 KB/s +24%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	13282 KB/s +23%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	12503 KB/s +16%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	10792 KB/s
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	9739 KB/s -10%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	9030 KB/s -16%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	7850 KB/s -27%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	6536 KB/s -39%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	6239 KB/s -42%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	26.9 GB/s +45%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	21.2 GB/s +15%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	18.5 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	15 GB/s -19%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	14.6 GB/s -21%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	13 GB/s -30%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12.8 GB/s -31%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	10.7 GB/s -42%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	9.7 GB/s -48%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	8 GB/s -57%
Twofish Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	3.7 GB/s 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	3.7 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	2.9 GB/s -22%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2.6 GB/s -30%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	2.2 GB/s -41%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	2 GB/s -46%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1.9 GB/s -49%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1.5 GB/s -59%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1.5 GB/s -59%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1.4 GB/s -62%
Serpent Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	2.4 GB/s +26%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	1.9 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	1.8 GB/s -5%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1.5 GB/s -21%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1.3 GB/s -32%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1.3 GB/s -32%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1.2 GB/s -37%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	0.938 GB/s -51%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	0.9 GB/s -53%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	0.82 GB/s -57%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	17854 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	16891 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	12990 Points -27%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12797 Points -28%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	11414 Points -36%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11354 Points -36%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	11035 Points -38%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	8980 Points -50%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	8523 Points -52%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	7248 Points -59%
Single-Core
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	2042 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1904 Points -7%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1885 Points -8%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1752 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	1682 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	1669 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1665 Points -18%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1657 Points -19%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1449 Points -29%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1286 Points -37%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	17959 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	16570 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	12974 Points -28%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	12746 Points -29%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	11407 Points -36%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11246 Points -37%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	11008 Points -39%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	8926 Points -50%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	8542 Points -52%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	7237 Points -60%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	1968 Points
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1863 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	1821 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1731 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	1683 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1673 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	1667 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	1587 Points -19%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1440 Points -27%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1281 Points -35%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	8665 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	8223 Points -5%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	7976 Points -8%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	7438 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	7333 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	7297 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	7216 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	6953 Points -20%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	6348 Points -27%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	5821 Points -33%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	63583 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	63233 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	51794 Points -19%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	46557 Points -27%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	44131 Points -31%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	43058 Points -32%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	42329 Points -33%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	35617 Points -44%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	33266 Points -48%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	28391 Points -55%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	28211 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	25367 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	25017 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	23423 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	23381 Points -17%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	22140 Points -22%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	21175 Points -25%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	19649 Points -30%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	17381 Points -38%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	15961 Points -43%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	127792 MIPS +31%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	97671 MIPS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	95123 MIPS -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	74306 MIPS -24%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	70968 MIPS -27%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	64260 MIPS -34%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	62746 MIPS -36%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	56607 MIPS -42%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	45322 MIPS -54%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	40379 MIPS -59%
7z b 4 -mmt1
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	6974 MIPS +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	6970 MIPS +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	6785 MIPS +3%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	6652 MIPS +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	6594 MIPS 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	6571 MIPS
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	6136 MIPS -7%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	5954 MIPS -9%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	5944 MIPS -10%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	5289 MIPS -20%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	31.8 fps +6%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	30.1 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	30 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	25.5 fps -15%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	21 fps -30%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	20.8 fps -31%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	19.8 fps -34%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	15.7 fps -48%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	14.7 fps -51%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	12.2 fps -59%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	0.593 sec * -41%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	0.528 sec * -25%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	0.506 sec * -20%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	0.4778 sec * -13%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	0.4733 sec * -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	0.4556 sec * -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	0.4513 sec * -7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	0.4509 sec * -7%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	0.4456 sec * -6%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	0.4216 sec *

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Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	76 s * -87%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	72.5 s * -79%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	71.8 s * -77%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	47.65 s * -17%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	46.06 s * -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	45.97 s * -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	45.14 s * -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	43.31 s * -7%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	40.6 s *
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	39.7 s * +2%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	320 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	296 Points -7%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	293 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	291 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	286 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	284 Points -11%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	280 Points -12%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	255 Points -20%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	239 Points -25%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	217 Points -32%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	760 ms * -58%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	709 ms * -47%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	587 ms * -22%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	578 ms * -20%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	566 ms * -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	558 ms * -16%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	558 ms * -16%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	544 ms * -13%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	511 ms * -6%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	481 ms *

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	39462 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	39353 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	36154 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	31095 Points -21%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	29443 Points -25%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29374 Points -26%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	27685 Points -30%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	26038 Points -34%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	23190 Points -41%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	19942 Points -49%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	39600 Points +1%
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	39112 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	35451 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	30938 Points -21%
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29805 Points -24%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	29671 Points -24%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	28927 Points -26%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	25990 Points -34%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	22631 Points -42%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	20040 Points -49%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-12900K i9-12900K, 3200 MHz	18431 Points
Intel Core i9-10900K i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	14326 Points -22%
Intel Core i5-12600K i5-12600K, 2800 MHz	13869 Points -25%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X R9 5950X, 3400 MHz	13650 Points -26%
Intel Core i9-11900K i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	13433 Points -27%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X R9 5900X, 3700 MHz	12633 Points -31%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11599 Points -37%
Intel Core i5-11600K i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	9482 Points -49%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X R5 5600X, 3700 MHz	8911 Points -52%
Intel Core i5-10600K i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	8290 Points -55%

* ... smaller is better

Alder Lake-S vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

Both of our test units show a very stable performance in the load test. Compared to the Intel Core i9-11900K, the Intel Core i9-12900K is able to move into first place continuously and without any performance drops at an average of 3987 points. The Intel Core i5-12600K is also able to place stably ahead of the Intel Core i5-11600K Rocket Lake-S predecessor with a significant advantage. The higher amount of native computing cores ensures this performance difference overall.

Intel Core i9-12900K Intel Core i9-12900K, Intel Core i9-12900K: Ø3987 (3920.42-4037.55)

Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K, Intel Core i5-12600K: Ø2545 (2497.35-2570.36)

Intel Core i5-11600K Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K: Ø1732 (1712.77-1749.02)

Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K: Ø2414 (2368.69-2445.74)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X: Ø3681 (3663.67-3707.14)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X: Ø2579 (2569.37-2596.05)

Synthetic Benchmarks and Application Performance

In the synthetic benchmarks, the new Alder Lake-S processors are ahead. Aside from few exceptions where AMD is supposed to offer the better platform, the Intel Core i9-12900K is able to achieve a solid advantage. It is not astonishing then that the two Alder Lake-S CPUs share the two top places in the two cumulative benchmark results. However, we were still a bit surprised, since we didn't expect second place for the Intel Core i5-12600K in the overall ranking.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	97.7 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	94.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	93.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	92.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	92.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	92.1 pt
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	91.5 pt
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	89.3 pt
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	89.2 pt
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.3 pt
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	85.4 pt

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	39600 Points +1%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	39112 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	35451 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	30938 Points -21%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	29805 Points -24%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	29671 Points -24%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28927 Points -26%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	25990 Points -34%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	24791 Points -37%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	22631 Points -42%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	20040 Points -49%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	37636 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	37550 Points
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	36838 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	36352 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	36026 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	35884 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	35758 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	35684 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	35684 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	35545 Points -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	34722 Points -8%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	18251 Points +1%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	18131 Points
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	17985 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	17955 Points -1%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	17865 Points -1%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	17782 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	17716 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	17708 Points -2%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	17438 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	17176 Points -5%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	17034 Points -6%
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Graphics
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	9053 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	9020 Points
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	8995 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	8920 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8915 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8870 Points -2%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	8862 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8796 Points -2%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	8722 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8649 Points -4%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	8601 Points -5%

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	51700 Points +3%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	51343 Points +2%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	51146 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	50953 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	50397 Points 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	50224 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	49946 Points -1%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	49602 Points -1%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	49589 Points -1%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	49388 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	48319 Points -4%
1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28211 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	25367 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	25017 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	23423 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	23381 Points -17%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	22140 Points -22%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	21175 Points -25%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	19649 Points -30%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	18064 Points -36%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	17381 Points -38%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	15961 Points -43%

PCMark 10 - Score
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8778 Points +2%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	8604 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8480 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8270 Points -4%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	8259 Points -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	8252 Points -4%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7745 Points -10%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7740 Points -10%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7641 Points -11%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7512 Points -13%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7279 Points -15%

SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	199.1 fps +14%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	196.8 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	194 fps +11%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	182 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	174.9 fps +1%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	174 fps
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	172.2 fps -1%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	171 fps -2%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	168.3 fps -3%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	164 fps -6%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	158.2 fps -9%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	287 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	276 fps -4%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	274.5 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	273.2 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	266.3 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	266 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	264.7 fps -8%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	263.3 fps -8%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	259.1 fps -10%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	251 fps -13%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	245 fps -15%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	203 fps +2%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	202 fps +1%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	200 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	200 fps 0%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	196.1 fps -2%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	194.1 fps -3%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	192.4 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	191.9 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	191.1 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	190.8 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	190.6 fps -5%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	108 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	105 fps -3%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	94.6 fps -12%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	94.5 fps -12%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	93.7 fps -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	90.7 fps -16%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.7 fps -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.4 fps -18%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.3 fps -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	87.8 fps -19%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	87.8 fps -19%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	233.8 fps +11%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	226 fps +7%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	211 fps
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	199 fps -6%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	197 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	189.7 fps -10%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.7 fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.3 fps -11%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	186 fps -12%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	183 fps -13%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	169.4 fps -20%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	30.1 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	29.8 fps -1%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.77 fps -4%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.72 fps -5%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.55 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.31 fps -6%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.3 fps -6%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.2 fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	27.88 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	27.85 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	27.75 fps -8%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	187 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	177 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	175.2 fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	173 fps -7%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	173 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	169.7 fps -9%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	164 fps -12%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	157.2 fps -16%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	153.4 fps -18%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	142.7 fps -24%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	141.9 fps -24%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	290 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	276 fps -5%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	269 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	267.4 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	263.4 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	262.7 fps -9%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	251 fps -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	237.7 fps -18%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	225.2 fps -22%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	215.5 fps -26%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	212.9 fps -27%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	299.9 fps +14%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	297.4 fps +14%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	296.9 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	296 fps +13%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	293.2 fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	292.6 fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	291.3 fps +11%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	289 fps +10%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	288 fps +10%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	263 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	262 fps

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	199.9 fps 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	199 fps
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	198 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	196.4 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	195.1 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	187 fps -6%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	185 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	174.6 fps -12%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	166.2 fps -16%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	162.6 fps -18%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	153.9 fps -23%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	516 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	499 fps -3%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	494.5 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	493.4 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	481.9 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	480.1 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	478.5 fps -7%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	472.9 fps -8%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	469.1 fps -9%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	453 fps -12%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	450 fps -13%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	199 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	199 fps 0%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	195.1 fps -2%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	194.5 fps -2%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	194.1 fps -2%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	194 fps -3%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	193 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	192 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	191.1 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	190.8 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	190.5 fps -4%
Medical (medical-02)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	93.6 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	92.8 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	90.8 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	90.8 fps -3%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	90.6 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	90.6 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	90.6 fps -3%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	90 fps -4%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	90 fps -4%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	89.7 fps -4%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.7 fps -5%
Maya (maya-05)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	505 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	487 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	460.3 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	459.6 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	458 fps -9%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	454 fps -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	453.6 fps -10%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	449 fps -11%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	411.5 fps -19%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	405.9 fps -20%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	387.5 fps -23%
Energy (energy-02)
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.9 fps +2%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.9 fps +2%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.7 fps +2%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.3 fps +1%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.2 fps +1%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	52.7 fps
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	52.4 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	52.3 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	52.2 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	52 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	52 fps -1%
Creo (creo-02)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	389 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	380 fps -2%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	355 fps -9%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	354 fps -9%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	353.3 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	353.3 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	350 fps -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	346.5 fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	336.6 fps -13%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	336.3 fps -14%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	331.7 fps -15%
Catia (catia-05)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	467 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	433 fps -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	430 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	427.8 fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	415.1 fps -11%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	415 fps -11%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	397 fps -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	374.8 fps -20%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	362.1 fps -22%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	342.8 fps -27%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	341.7 fps -27%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX	298.8 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX	297.6 fps +12%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	294.4 fps +11%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	292.5 fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX	291.3 fps +10%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX	290.8 fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	290.5 fps +10%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	288 fps +9%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	287 fps +8%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	265 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	263 fps -1%

Gaming Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K vs. Intel Corei9-11900K vs. AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Intel Core i9-12900K vs. Intel Corei9-11900K

Now we are getting to the most interesting benchmarks and the discipline where the new Intel Alder Lake-S processors can really show their capabilities. Compared to Rocket Lake-S, the new processors are able to increase their performance significantly, as you can see in the gaming benchmarks. In the cumulative comparison of the nine games, the Intel Core i9-12900K is able to just move ahead of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. You have to also know here that there are some games that harmonize better with Intel processors and others that offer the better performance with AMD processors. In the in-house competition of the two Alder Lake-S processors, the Intel Core i5-12600K loses by 8 percentage points against the flagship, ending up just barely ahead of the Intel Core i5-11600K with this.

Nonetheless, both processors deliver a very good gaming performance. Due to the many changes in the platform and operating system, we might also be able to expect some more performance improvements in the form of updates in the future. But there is no guarantee for that. The performance in the pure CPU limit is very high and depending on the game also significantly ahead of the competitors. However, we still have to note that although Intel has the fastest gaming CPU in its portfolio here, the distance to the Zen3 processor cannot be called outstanding. In addition, all the competitors move closer together with increasing resolution, so that the CPU only plays the second fiddle behind the GPU as determining factor for FPS boosting. Those who also stream content in addition to the actual gaming will profit from the higher amount of threads, which will also make the new models very interesting for content creators.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	97.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X ^-2! NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	96.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X ^-2! NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	95.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ^-2! NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	93 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X ^-2! NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	92.8 pt
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	92.3 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	89.7 pt
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	88.1 pt
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	87.5 pt
Intel Core i7-10700K ^-4! NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	85 pt
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	80.1 pt

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	229 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	221 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	217 fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	214 fps +6%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	202 fps
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	200 fps -1%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	191.1 fps -5%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	188 fps -7%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	183 fps -9%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	175 fps -13%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	166 fps -18%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	124 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	119 fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	118 fps -5%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	118 fps -5%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	117 fps -6%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	117 fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	117 fps -6%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	117 fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	116 fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	115 fps -7%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	114 fps -8%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	188 (143^min - 280^max) fps
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	178 (137^min - 252^max) fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	176 (124^min - 274^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	171 (129^min - 251^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	168 (127^min - 244^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	166 (110^min - 256^max) fps -12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	165 (118^min - 258^max) fps -12%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	164 (125^min - 236^max) fps -13%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	164 (119^min - 254^max) fps -13%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	151 (114^min - 207^max) fps -20%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	147 (112^min - 212^max) fps -22%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	140 (99^min - 217^max) fps
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	135 (99^min - 206^max) fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	131 (89^min - 206^max) fps -6%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	129 (93^min - 200^max) fps -8%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	126 (89^min - 199^max) fps -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	126 (91^min - 197^max) fps -10%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	124 (84^min - 203^max) fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	123 (82^min - 202^max) fps -12%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	123 (82^min - 205^max) fps -12%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	109 (77^min - 171^max) fps -22%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	98 (70^min - 139^max) fps -30%

Forza Horizon 4
1280x720 Very Low Preset
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	293 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	263 fps -10%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	251 fps -14%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	246 fps -16%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	236 fps -19%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	222 fps -24%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:2xMS
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	193 fps +8%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	192 fps +8%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	189 fps +6%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	187 fps +5%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	178 fps
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	178 fps 0%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	220 (173^min - 289^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	212 (163^min - 290^max) fps -4%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	212 (165^min - 280^max) fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	207 (163^min - 285^max) fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	201 (153^min - 279^max) fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	200 (150^min - 272^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	200 (149^min - 262^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	199 (160^min - 261^max) fps -10%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	193 (151^min - 263^max) fps -12%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	193 (151^min - 259^max) fps -12%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	157 (125^min - 208^max) fps -29%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	167 (125^min - 223^max) fps
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	164 (127^min - 216^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	161 (112^min - 210^max) fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	158 (119^min - 208^max) fps -5%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	157 (124^min - 212^max) fps -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	154 (110^min - 211^max) fps -8%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	154 (117^min - 212^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	153 (111^min - 205^max) fps -8%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	152 (117^min - 205^max) fps -9%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	149 (110^min - 200^max) fps -11%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	126 (86^min - 173^max) fps -25%

X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	200 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	178 fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	177 fps -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	172 fps -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	172 fps -14%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	170 fps -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	168 fps -16%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	157 fps -21%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	149 fps -25%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	139 fps -30%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	133 fps -33%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	137 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	130 fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	128 fps -7%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	125 fps -9%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	123 fps -10%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	119 fps -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	117 fps -15%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	112 fps -18%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	106 fps -23%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	102 fps -26%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	96.8 fps -29%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	227 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	225 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	225 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	225 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	225 fps -1%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	221 (135^min - 247^max) fps -3%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	219 fps -4%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	218 fps -4%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	216 fps -5%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	201 (101^min - 247^max) fps -11%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	201 fps -11%
1920x1080 High Quality
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	144 fps
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	143 fps -1%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	142 (88^min - 220^max) fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	141 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	141 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	141 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	140 (80^min - 214^max) fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	140 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	139 fps -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	138 fps -4%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	134 fps -7%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	242.5 (205.4^min) fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	232.6 (197.1^min) fps +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	228.9 (193.7^min) fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	214.5 (180.7^min) fps +5%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	203.5 (168.4^min) fps
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	198.8 (172^min) fps -2%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	195.1 (157.1^min) fps -4%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	186.9 (161.4^min) fps -8%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	184.8 (164.4^min) fps -9%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	183.7 (146.3^min) fps -10%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	171.6 (149.6^min) fps -16%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	189.7 (165^min) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	186.8 (158.3^min) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	180.3 (153^min) fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	180 (150.9^min) fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	179.2 (145.5^min) fps -6%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	174.9 (151.5^min) fps -8%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	172.2 (143^min) fps -9%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	165.3 (145.1^min) fps -13%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	162.9 (142^min) fps -14%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	157.3 (135.9^min) fps -17%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	148.1 (128.3^min) fps -22%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	617 (559^min - 688^max) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	602 (527^min - 685^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	594 (520^min - 656^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	589 (30^min, 199^P0.1, 382^P1 - 888^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	570 (500^min - 647^max) fps -3%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	518 (463^min - 597^max) fps -12%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	514 fps -13%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	500 (57.7^min, 273^P0.1, 380^P1 - 716^max) fps -15%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	468 (427^min - 528^max) fps -21%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	466 fps -21%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	413 (379^min - 462^max) fps -30%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	144 fps +4%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	144 (65^min, 91.4^P0.1, 118^P1 - 373^max) fps +4%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	142 (128^min - 155^max) fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	141 (127^min - 154^max) fps +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	141 (127^min - 160^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	140 (126^min - 155^max) fps +1%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	140 fps +1%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	139 (129^min - 151^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	139 (126^min - 154^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	139 (122^min - 156^max) fps 0%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	139 (35.7^min, 84.3^P0.1, 113^P1 - 391^max) fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	230 fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	225.1 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	225 fps +2%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	221 fps
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	217 fps -2%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	204 fps -8%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	203 fps -8%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	195 fps -12%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	188 fps -15%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	178 fps -19%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	170 fps +1%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	169 fps
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	168 fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	166.1 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	166 fps -2%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	165 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	165 fps -2%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	163 fps -4%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	158 fps -7%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	149 fps -12%

Intel Core i9-12900K + Nvidia Titan RTX

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	187	187	185	135	123	138
The Witcher 3 (2015)	589	422	271	139		103
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	203.5	208.7	201.7	189.7		178.9
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	227	195	144		108	64.1
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	200	176	137			117
Far Cry 5 (2018)	220	191	178	167	145	83
Strange Brigade (2018)	593	371	308	266	197	115
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	221	192	183	169	124	69.3
Forza Horizon 4 (2018)	293	227	216	178	153	111
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	188	162	154	140	129	84
Borderlands 3 (2019)	202	172	147	124	89.9	49.2
F1 2020 (2020)	432	343	303	213	167	101
F1 2021 (2021)	491	383	307	160	121	71.9
Far Cry 6 (2021)	185	157	142	134	109	64

Intel Core i5-12600K + Nvidia Titan RTX

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	186	185	181	124	115	136
The Witcher 3 (2015)	500	406	277	144		107
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	183.7	188	181.1	174.9		165.8
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	218	192	141		107	63.6
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	172	153	119			104
Far Cry 5 (2018)	200	174	165	154	140	81
Strange Brigade (2018)	489	352	301	262	196	114
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	195	176	172	163	124	70.1
Forza Horizon 4 (2018)	263	218	212	178	154	112
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	171	147	141	126	121	84
Metro Exodus (2019)	227	174	135	108	87.7	56.6
Borderlands 3 (2019)	175	155	138	119	90.4	49.8
F1 2020 (2020)	340	291	288	216	168	103
F1 2021 (2021)	407	367	302	160	122	72.6
Far Cry 6 (2021)	164	136	129	124	105	64

Power Consumption and Temperatures

The Intel Core i9-12900K in the stress test

According to the technical specifications, the processors offer a TDP of 125 watts. This refers to the PL1 value. The PL2 value specifies the amount of watts available to the processor under full load if all requirements are fulfilled. At a maximum of 241 watts, the Intel Core i9-12900K is slightly more efficient than the Intel Core i9-11900K. In our test, the Alder Lake-S flagship was indeed only more efficient than the predecessor in the Prime95 stress test. However, our measurements still showed just below 280 watts for the whole system. In the Cinebench R15 Multi test, our test system consumed almost 25% more power. This is an increase that cannot just be discarded. In the Intel Core i5-12600K, the PL2 value is limited at 150 watts, which is also reflected in our measurement results. Compared to the Intel Core i5-11600K, the Intel Core i5-12600K is 7% more efficient. However, the image changes in the stress test, and the Core i5-12600K draws 13% more power from the outlet. The measured values during gaming are of course increased by the Nvidia Titan RTX. However, we can also see here that the Alder Lake-S platform does not invite saving energy.

Our measured temperatures showed that the Intel Core i9-12900K already reached 100 °C (212 °F) several minutes after starting the Prime95 benchmark. Continuing the stress test, the CPU then had to be throttled to avoid harming it. This is the disadvantage of the PL1 = PL2 setting in the Bios. However, we did not notice any throttling under load in the Cinebench R15 Multi loop. In order to exclude a bad installation of the cooling system, we also removed and then reinstalled it at one point, but the result afterwards was the same. We also contacted Alphacool to make sure that there is no incompatibility of the cooler we used. According to the manufacturer, the Alphacool Eisbear Aurora 280 AiO that we used is compatible with the LGA 1700 socket. The Intel Core i5-12600K was slightly easier to cool under load, but we still noted a maximum temperature of 95 °C (203 °F).

So those who want to use an Intel Core i9-12900K should also get a very powerful cooling system to get the most out of the processor.

Power Consumption | Temperatures

Power Consumption
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	463 (439^min - 490^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78 W)	440.5 (420^min - 466^max) Watt * +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78.1 W)	439.6 (419^min - 497^max) Watt * +5%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 69.49 W)	435 (427^min - 463^max) Watt * +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 77.5 W)	418.7 (403^min - 452^max) Watt * +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 79.23 W)	409.2 (381^min - 434^max) Watt * +12%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.45 W)	408.9 (401^min - 460^max) Watt * +12%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 67.7 W)	397.9 (386^min - 409^max) Watt * +14%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	396.2 (380^min - 475^max) Watt * +14%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 57.3 W)	387 (380^min - 410^max) Watt * +16%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K (Idle: 52.2 W)	386.9 (380^min - 404^max) Watt * +16%
Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 57.3 W)	302.2 (263^min - 353^max) Watt * -8%
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	279.6 (261^min - 357^max) Watt *
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	275.7 (254^min - 385^max) Watt * +1%
Intel Core i5-12600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-12600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.45 W)	256.5 (238^min - 275^max) Watt * +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78 W)	252.3 (227^min - 259^max) Watt * +10%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R7 5800X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 77.5 W)	242.3 (222^min - 254^max) Watt * +13%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78.1 W)	235.6 (211^min - 284^max) Watt * +16%
Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-11600K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 69.49 W)	228 (212^min - 295^max) Watt * +18%
Intel Core i7-10700K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i7-10700K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 67.7 W)	205 (194^min - 260^max) Watt * +27%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K (Idle: 52.2 W)	204.4 (191^min - 261^max) Watt * +27%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R5 5600X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 79.23 W)	175.8 (170^min - 179^max) Watt * +37%
Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-12900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-12900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 70.5 W)	324.4 Watt *
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	268.5 (265^min - 270^max) Watt * +17%
Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-11900K, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 57.3 W)	259.3 (256^min - 281^max) Watt * +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 5900X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 78.1 W)

Model	Cores / Threads	Clock Speed P-Core / Turbo	Turbo 3.0	Clock Speed E-Core / Turbo	Cache L2 + L3	Graphics	PBP	MTB	Price (SRP)
Core i9-12900K	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.2 GHz / 5.1 GHz	5.2 GHz	2.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz	14 + 30 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	241 Watt	$ 589
Core i9-12900KF	16 (8P + 8E) /24	3.2 GHz / 5.1 GHz	5.2 GHz	2.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz	14 + 30 MB	-	125 Watt	241 Watt	$ 564

Core i7-12700K	12 (8P + 4E) /20	3.6 GHz / 4.9 GHz	5.0 GHz	2.7 GHz / 3.8 GHz	12 + 25 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	190 Watt	$ 409
Core i7-12700KF	12 (8P + 4E) /20	3.6 GHz / 4.9 GHz	5.0 GHz	2.7 GHz / 3.8 GHz	12 + 25 MB	-	125 Watt	190 Watt	$ 384

Core i5-12600K	10 (6P + 4E) /16	3.7 GHz / 4.9 GHz	-	2.8 GHz / 3.6 GHz	9.5 + 20 MB	UHD 770	125 Watt	150 Watt	$ 289
Core i5-12600KF	10 (6P + 4E) /16	3,7 GHz / 4,9 GHz	-	2,8 GHz / 3,6 GHz	9,5 + 20 MB	-	125 Watt	150 Watt	$ 264