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Rate My PC: Intel Core i9-12900F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D

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94%

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99%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core i9-12900F

47,176 Benchmark Score

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D

178,050 Benchmark Score

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90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

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70-89

High-End

1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

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50-69

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1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

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30-49

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The Intel Core i9-12900F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D represent a pairing of a 12th-generation desktop processor with a high-end Ada Lovelace graphics card. The CPU, part of the Alder Lake-S family, offers a 16-core, 24-thread configuration built on Intel’s 10 nm process. This hybrid architecture combines performance and efficiency cores to handle both lightly-threaded and heavily-parallel workloads. The processor has a base clock of 2.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, with a 30 MB shared L3 cache and 1.25 MB L2 cache per core. It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory across a dual-channel bus, providing flexibility in platform configuration. The CPU’s 65 W TDP is notably low for a 16-core part, making it a power-efficient option for a high-core-count desktop processor. The RTX 4090 D, built on the 5 nm TSMC process with the AD102 chip, is a massive GPU with 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die. It features 24 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth. The card’s 14592 shading units, 456 texture mapping units, and 176 ROPs are complemented by 114 RT cores and 456 tensor cores, positioning it as a formidable compute and rendering device.

CPU Analysis

The Core i9-12900F’s benchmark results show a processor that excels in multi-threaded scenarios while maintaining strong single-core performance. In Cinebench R23, the CPU scores 30405 points in the multi-core test and 4292 points in the single-core test. This multi-core score places it in the 89th percentile among all CPUs, indicating it outperforms the vast majority of processors in heavily-threaded tasks. The single-core score of 4292 is competitive, suggesting strong responsiveness in everyday applications and games that rely on fewer threads. The Geekbench scores of 15965 (multi-core) and 2339 (single-core) corroborate this balance, with the multi-core result being particularly strong for a desktop part with a 65 W TDP.

The PassMark suite provides further insight into specific workload characteristics. The integer math score of 129504 and floating-point math score of 96452 indicate robust general-purpose computation, while the extended instructions score of 28265 shows capable SIMD performance for modern software. The data encryption score of 25251 and data compression score of 451402 suggest the processor handles security and storage-related tasks efficiently. The multithread score of 35912 reinforces the CPU’s strength in parallel workloads, and the single-thread score of 4017 confirms solid per-core performance. The physics score of 1842 and find prime numbers score of 127 are lower relative to other metrics, but these are less critical for typical productivity or gaming loads.

Comparatively, the i9-12900F sits in a tightly contested group of rivals. Its average benchmark score of 47176 is within 0.3% of the Intel Core i7-13700KF (47330) and 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (46971). The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375 scores 47022, a 0.3% difference, and the Intel Core Ultra X9 378H scores 47468, a -0.6% difference. This means the i9-12900F is statistically tied with these processors in overall CPU performance, despite being from an earlier generation. The data suggests that for multi-threaded rendering, compilation, or scientific computing, the i9-12900F delivers performance essentially equivalent to newer or more expensive alternatives. For real workloads, this translates to a CPU that can handle video encoding, 3D rendering, and software builds without becoming the limiting factor in most systems, while its single-core performance ensures snappy system responsiveness and competitive frame rates in games.

Benchmark Performance

The combined benchmark picture for this CPU and GPU pairing is exceptional. The CPU’s average benchmark score of 47176 places it in the 89th percentile of all CPUs, while the GPU’s average score of 178050 places it in the 98th percentile of all GPUs. The combined percentile for this build is 94, indicating that this pairing outperforms 94% of all possible system configurations in the database. The GPU’s performance is particularly noteworthy: in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 8587, a result that reflects strong rasterization and DirectX 12 performance. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 278621 and Vulkan score of 246941 show the GPU’s compute capabilities across different APIs.

The GPU’s nearest rivals are all professional or data-center class cards. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell scores 182109, which is 2.2% higher than the RTX 4090 D. The NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80 GB scores 183725 (3.1% higher), the RTX 5000 Ada Generation scores 184664 (3.6% higher), and the A100 SXM4 40 GB scores 187147 (4.9% higher). This is a striking data point: the RTX 4090 D, a consumer-oriented card, is within a few percentage points of these professional and server accelerators in average benchmark score. For the CPU, the rival deltas are negligible, but for the GPU, the 2-5% gap to pro cards means the RTX 4090 D offers near-workstation-level compute in a desktop form factor. The CPU’s 89th percentile and GPU’s 98th percentile create a system where the GPU is clearly the dominant performance component, but the CPU is sufficiently strong to feed it in most scenarios.

FAQ

Q: What is the combined performance percentile of this CPU and GPU pairing?

A: The combined percentile for this build is 94, meaning it outperforms 94% of all system configurations in the database.

Q: How does the Core i9-12900F compare to its closest rival, the Core i7-13700KF?

A: The i9-12900F has an average benchmark score of 47176, while the i7-13700KF scores 47330. This is a delta of -0.3%, indicating the two processors perform essentially identically in aggregate benchmarks.

Q: What is the RTX 4090 D’s position relative to NVIDIA’s professional cards?

A: The RTX 4090 D scores 178050 on average. The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell scores 2.2% higher, the A100 SXM4 80 GB scores 3.1% higher, the RTX 5000 Ada Generation scores 3.6% higher, and the A100 SXM4 40 GB scores 4.9% higher, placing the 4090 D just below these pro cards.

Q: What memory types does the Core i9-12900F support?

A: The processor supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, running on a dual-channel bus with a maximum bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s.

Q: What is the TDP of the CPU and the suggested PSU for the GPU?

A: The Core i9-12900F has a TDP of 65 W. The RTX 4090 D has a TDP of 425 W, and the suggested power supply for the GPU is 800 W.

Q: Does the RTX 4090 D have ray tracing and tensor cores?

A: Yes, the GPU has 114 RT cores and 456 tensor cores, which support hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI workloads like DLSS.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the CPU?

A: The Intel Core i9-12900F has a launch MSRP of $494.

Who Should Build It

This system targets users who demand top-tier graphical performance without compromising on multi-threaded CPU capability. Gamers playing at 4K or high-refresh 1440p will find the GPU’s 98th percentile performance more than sufficient for the most demanding titles. The CPU’s single-core score of 4292 in Cinebench R23 ensures that even CPU-bound games at lower resolutions will not be severely bottlenecked, although the GPU will typically be the limiting factor at higher resolutions. Content creators working with 3D rendering, video editing, or large datasets will benefit from the CPU’s 89th percentile multi-threaded performance, which rivals newer processors like the i7-13700KF within 0.3%. Software developers compiling large codebases will appreciate the 24 threads and the PassMark multithread score of 35912, which indicates strong parallel compilation throughput. Students in engineering or computer science fields, as well as small business workstations running simulation or analysis software, will find the CPU’s 16 cores and 24 threads provide a responsive and capable platform. The GPU’s 24 GB of VRAM and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth also make this build suitable for machine learning inference or local model training, where the 98th percentile GPU performance rivals professional cards within 2-5%.

Balance and Bottleneck

Benchmark data indicates that the GPU is the dominant component in this pairing, with a 98th percentile ranking versus the CPU’s 89th percentile. In gaming workloads, this means the RTX 4090 D will almost always be the performance ceiling, especially at higher resolutions where pixel throughput and memory bandwidth are critical. The CPU’s single-thread performance, while strong, is not in the top tier of available processors, so in esports titles at 1080p with low graphics settings, the CPU could limit frame rates. However, the CPU’s multi-thread performance is so robust that production workloads like rendering or encoding will scale well across all 24 threads. The data suggests that the GPU limits performance in graphics-intensive tasks, while the CPU limits performance in lightly-threaded, high-frequency workloads. For most users, the GPU will be the primary bottleneck in gaming, and the CPU will be the bottleneck in heavily-threaded CPU tasks, but the gap between the two is not so large that either component is seriously underutilized. The 65 W TDP of the CPU means it draws far less power than the 425 W GPU, so thermal and power delivery are more critical for the GPU.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming at 1440p or 4K is this build’s primary strength. The GPU’s 98th percentile score and 24 GB of VRAM enable maximum settings with ray tracing enabled, and the CPU’s single-core performance is adequate to avoid severe frame pacing issues. Streaming while gaming will be handled easily, as the CPU’s 24 threads can encode video while the GPU renders frames; the PassMark data compression score of 451402 indicates efficient handling of stream encoding overhead. Video editing in applications like Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve will benefit from the CPU’s 30405 Cinebench R23 multi-core score for timeline rendering and the GPU’s CUDA and tensor cores for effects and color grading. 3D rendering in Blender or Maya will be exceptionally fast, with the CPU’s multi-thread score rivaling the i7-13700KF within 0.3% and the GPU’s FP32 performance of 73.54 TFLOPS accelerating viewport and final frame rendering. Software development, including compiling large C++ or Rust projects, will see strong scaling across the 24 threads, and the Geekbench multi-core score of 15965 suggests fast build times. For student and office work, the system is overkill, but the CPU’s 65 W TDP and the GPU’s idle efficiency mean it operates quietly and without excessive power draw during light tasks.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D is a 5 nm Ada Lovelace architecture GPU with 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die. It has 14592 shading units, 456 TMUs, and 176 ROPs, with a base clock of 2280 MHz and boost clock of 2520 MHz. The memory subsystem consists of 24 GB of GDDR6X on a 384-bit bus, providing 1.01 TB/s of bandwidth, which is critical for high-resolution textures and large datasets. The 114 RT cores and 456 tensor cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI features. The GPU’s FP32 performance is 73.54 TFLOPS, and its FP16 performance is also 73.54 TFLOPS (1:1), indicating strong compute throughput for both standard and mixed-precision workloads. The pixel rate of 443.5 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,149.1 GTexel/s are exceptionally high, ensuring no rasterization bottleneck at any resolution. In benchmark tests, the GPU scores 8587 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 278621 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 246941 in Geekbench Vulkan. These scores place it in the 98th percentile of all GPUs, with its average score of 178050 being within 2.2-4.9% of professional cards like the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell and A100 SXM4. For rendering workloads, this means the RTX 4090 D can handle 4K video editing with multiple streams, complex 3D scenes with ray tracing, and GPU-accelerated effects without hitting memory or compute limits. The 24 GB VRAM is particularly valuable for large 3D scenes or high-resolution textures that exceed the capacity of smaller cards.

Build Overview

This build combines a desktop-class Intel Core i9-12900F processor with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D graphics card. The CPU is from the Core 12th Gen Alder Lake series, released on 2022-01-03, and the GPU is from the GeForce 40-series Ada Lovelace architecture, released on 2023-12-27. The system is classified as a desktop build, and its combined percentile of 94 indicates it is in the top 6% of all configurations. The CPU’s 89th percentile and GPU’s 98th percentile show a clear hierarchy: this is a GPU-first system, where the graphics card is the standout component. The pairing is well-suited for high-end gaming and professional content creation, as the CPU provides sufficient multi-threaded power to complement the GPU’s massive compute and rendering capabilities. The CPU’s 65 W TDP and the GPU’s 425 W TDP mean the system requires a robust power supply, with the suggested PSU being 800 W. The GPU is triple-slot and 304 mm long, requiring a full-sized ATX case. This is not a balanced office PC; it is a performance-oriented desktop for users who prioritize graphics and compute throughput.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this exact CPU+GPU combination in the FACT PACK. Therefore, all frame rate expectations are estimates based on the benchmark scores of the individual components. The GPU’s 98th percentile performance and the CPU’s 89th percentile performance suggest that in most games, the RTX 4090 D will deliver extremely high frame rates at 1440p and 4K resolutions. The GPU’s 24 GB VRAM and 1.01 TB/s bandwidth are more than sufficient for ultra-texture packs and ray tracing at 4K. The CPU’s single-core score of 4292 in Cinebench R23 and Geekbench single-core score of 2339 indicate that in CPU-bound scenarios, such as 1080p with a high-end GPU, the processor will not be a significant limiter, though it may not match the absolute fastest gaming CPUs. At 4K, the GPU will be the primary bottleneck, and the CPU’s performance becomes less relevant. The GPU’s 114 RT cores and 456 tensor cores enable DLSS and ray tracing, which can boost frame rates in supported titles. Overall, the estimates indicate this system is capable of 100+ FPS in most modern games at 4K ultra settings, and significantly higher at 1440p, though these are projections from benchmark data rather than measured results.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i9-12900F uses the Intel Socket 1700 interface and supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory across a dual-channel bus. The CPU provides Gen 5 PCIe lanes with 16 lanes, and the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x16, which is backward compatible. The platform’s memory flexibility means users can choose between cost-effective DDR4 or higher-performance DDR5, depending on motherboard selection. The CPU’s 65 W TDP is low, leaving substantial headroom for a future processor upgrade on the same socket, though newer generations may require a different motherboard. The RTX 4090 D has a TDP of 425 W and suggests an 800 W power supply, which provides headroom for additional drives or peripherals but limits the ability to add a second GPU. The GPU is end-of-life, with a successor in the GeForce 50 series, so a future upgrade path would involve moving to that newer generation. For the CPU, a sensible next upgrade would be to a higher-core-count Alder Lake or Raptor Lake part, given the socket compatibility and the fact that the current CPU is already within 0.3% of the i7-13700KF, meaning the upgrade would be incremental rather than transformative. The system’s memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s is a potential bottleneck for some workloads, but for gaming and most productivity tasks, it is adequate. The platform supports ECC memory, which is valuable for workstation use cases.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i9-12900F + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D

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