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91%
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96%
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Intel Core i9-12900T

37,112 Benchmark Score
Top 9% Market Ranking
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54,209 Benchmark Score
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# Intel Core i9-12900T + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

This pairing combines Intel's low-power Alder Lake flagship with NVIDIA's high-end Ada Lovelace GPU, creating an asymmetrical desktop build where the processor prioritizes efficiency and the graphics card delivers top-tier rasterization. The Core i9-12900T sits at the 85th percentile among all CPUs, while the RTX 4080 SUPER ranks at the 86th percentile among all GPUs, placing the overall combination at the 86th combined percentile. No measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination — the FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data — so all frame-rate discussion below is estimated from the benchmark scores rather than derived from direct testing.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i9-12900T is a 16-core, 24-thread Alder Lake-S desktop processor built on Intel's 10 nm process node with a 215 mm² die. It features a hybrid architecture combining performance and efficiency cores, with a base clock of 1400 MHz and a boost clock of 4.90 GHz. The CPU draws a remarkably low 35 W TDP, which is the defining characteristic of this chip — it delivers near-flagship multi-threaded performance within a power envelope typically reserved for ultra-low-power parts. Cache configuration includes 80 KB of L1 per core, 1.25 MB of L2 per core, and 30 MB of shared L3 cache. Memory support spans both DDR4 and DDR5 in dual-channel mode, and the CPU provides 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes from the processor itself.

Benchmark scores reveal a processor that punches well above its power class. In Cinebench R23, the i9-12900T scores 24,528 in multi-core and 3,462 in single-core. The multi-core figure places it firmly in high-end desktop territory, while the single-core score indicates strong per-thread performance for lightly threaded workloads. Geekbench results show 11,615 multi-core and 2,259 single-core, reinforcing the same pattern. PassMark tests add texture: multi-thread score of 29,601, single-thread score of 3,810, integer math at 108,211, floating-point math at 75,741, and extended instructions at 20,054. Data compression scores 345,021, data encryption 20,750, and random string sorting 39,771. Physics simulation in PassMark reaches 1,811, while the find-prime-numbers test scores 116.

The nearest rivals contextualize these numbers. The AMD Ryzen 7 160 has an average score of 37,117, essentially tied with the i9-12900T's average of 37,112 (delta 0%). The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 scores 37,093, a 0.1% deficit. The Intel Core i7-13700 scores 37,135, a -0.1% delta, and the AMD Ryzen 7 7735H scores 37,161, also -0.1%. This means the i9-12900T sits in a dense performance cluster where four rival processors are within 0.1% of its average benchmark score. For real workloads, this translates to comparable multi-threaded rendering, compilation, and encoding performance to those chips, despite the 35 W TDP that distinguishes it from higher-power alternatives.

Gaming Performance

Because the FACT PACK contains no measured FPS data for this CPU+GPU combination, all gaming performance figures below are estimates derived from benchmark scores. The RTX 4080 SUPER's PassMark G3D score of 34,245 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600 indicate very high rasterization throughput. The i9-12900T's single-thread PassMark score of 3,810 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 3,462 suggest the CPU can feed the GPU adequately in most gaming scenarios, though the 1400 MHz base clock may create occasional bottlenecks in CPU-bound titles.

At 1440p ultra settings, this pairing should deliver high frame rates in most modern games, with the GPU being the primary determinant of performance. The RTX 4080 SUPER's 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 736.3 GB/s memory bandwidth provide ample headroom for high-resolution texture streaming and complex shader work. At 4K ultra, the GPU's 16 GB GDDR6X VRAM and 80 RT cores position it well for ray-traced titles, though exact FPS would depend on the specific game. At 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance may become the limiting factor in esports titles, where frame rates often exceed the CPU's ability to feed draw calls.

Frame pacing and 1% lows are not directly measured in the FACT PACK, but the combination of the i9-12900T's modest base clock and the RTX 4080 SUPER's high throughput suggests that GPU-bound scenarios will exhibit smoother frame delivery than CPU-bound ones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6,600 indicates strong DX12 performance, which aligns with modern game engines that leverage multi-threaded rendering. Overall, expect this build to handle high-refresh 1440p gaming comfortably and 4K gaming at playable frame rates, with the caveat that these are estimates rather than measured results.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The RTX 4080 SUPER's PassMark G3D score of 34,245 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 260,075 indicate ample GPU horsepower for 1440p high-refresh monitors. The i9-12900T's single-thread PassMark score of 3,810 should keep frame rates from collapsing in CPU-light scenes, though the 1400 MHz base clock may cap maximum FPS in esports titles.

Streaming: The CPU's 16 cores and 24 threads, evidenced by a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24,528, provide enough parallel throughput to handle encoding while gaming. The GPU's tensor cores can also accelerate encoder workloads, though the FACT PACK does not specify dedicated encoding hardware.

Video editing: The PassMark data compression score of 345,021 and integer math score of 108,211 suggest strong performance in codec-heavy workflows. The GPU's 16 GB VRAM and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth support large timeline scrubbing and effects processing, with the 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6,600 indicating robust compute for GPU-accelerated effects.

3D rendering: The i9-12900T's Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24,528 places it in a competitive position for CPU-based rendering, while the RTX 4080 SUPER's FP32 throughput of 52.22 TFLOPS and 80 RT cores provide substantial GPU-accelerated rendering capability. PassMark GPU compute score of 19,822 reinforces this.

Software development: The CPU's single-thread performance (Geekbench single-core 2,259) handles compilation of single translation units, while the 24 threads accelerate parallel builds. The 30 MB L3 cache aids in repeated access patterns. The GPU is largely idle in this scenario unless used for CUDA compute.

Student and office work: The 35 W TDP makes this CPU exceptionally power-efficient for daily tasks, and the integrated UHD Graphics 770 provides display output without the discrete GPU. PassMark single-thread score of 3,810 ensures snappy application responsiveness, while the 16 cores handle background tasks without contention.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data reveals a fundamental imbalance: the CPU has an average benchmark score of 37,112 and sits at the 85th percentile, while the GPU has an average benchmark score of 54,209 and sits at the 86th percentile. In raw compute terms, the GPU is substantially more powerful relative to its peers than the CPU is to its peers. For GPU-bound workloads like 4K gaming and GPU rendering, the RTX 4080 SUPER will be the primary performance limiter in the sense that it sets the ceiling — but it is a very high ceiling. For CPU-bound workloads like physics simulation (PassMark physics score of 1,811) or prime number computation (PassMark find prime numbers score of 116), the i9-12900T will be the constraining factor.

The FPS scaling evidence, while not directly measured, can be inferred from the benchmark scores. The GPU's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 6,600 and PassMark G3D score of 34,245 indicate that it can produce extremely high frame rates at lower resolutions, but the CPU's modest base clock of 1400 MHz (boosting to 4.90 GHz) may prevent the GPU from being fully utilized in CPU-limited scenarios. At 4K, the GPU becomes the bottleneck, which is typically the desired balance. At 1080p, the CPU's single-thread performance (PassMark single-thread 3,810) will cap frame rates well below what the GPU could theoretically deliver.

The CPU's 35 W TDP versus the GPU's 320 W TDP further illustrates the balance — the GPU draws nearly ten times the power of the CPU, making the GPU the dominant component in both performance and thermal impact. The suggested PSU of 700 W accommodates this disparity with headroom for the rest of the system.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the AD103 chip using TSMC's 5 nm process, with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die. It features 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 raster output units. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2,295 MHz and a boost clock of 2,550 MHz, with memory clocked at 1,438 MHz running 23 Gbps effective. Memory configuration includes 16 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus, yielding 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GPU includes 80 RT cores and 320 tensor cores, supporting DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Benchmark results show strong DirectX performance: PassMark DirectX 11 score of 301, DirectX 12 score of 134, DirectX 10 score of 193, and DirectX 9 score of 381. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,600 indicates solid modern API performance. Geekbench OpenCL score of 219,065 and Vulkan score of 260,075 demonstrate robust compute capabilities across different APIs. PassMark G3D score of 34,245 places it in the upper tier of graphics cards, while PassMark GPU compute score of 19,822 shows strong general-purpose compute throughput.

The nearest rivals position the RTX 4080 SUPER in a tight competitive band. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 has an average score of 54,247, a -0.1% delta from the SUPER's 54,209. The AMD Radeon Pro W5700X scores 54,828, a -1.1% delta. The AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB scores 55,698, a -2.7% delta, and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 55,757, a -2.8% delta. Notably, the SUPER is slightly slower than the non-SUPER RTX 4080 in average score, but the difference is negligible at 0.1%. For rendering workloads, the GPU's pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s indicate substantial fill-rate capability, while the FP32 throughput of 52.22 TFLOPS supports intensive compute tasks.

Who Should Build It

This build targets users who need high-end GPU performance in a desktop system without requiring extreme CPU throughput. Gamers at 1440p and 4K resolutions will benefit most from the RTX 4080 SUPER's capabilities, as the GPU's 16 GB VRAM and 736.3 GB/s bandwidth handle high-resolution textures and ray tracing. Content creators working with GPU-accelerated rendering, video encoding, or 3D modeling will find the tensor cores (320 of them) and RT cores (80) useful for tasks like denoising and AI-accelerated effects, though the CPU's modest base clock may slow CPU-bound portions of those workflows.

Software developers who compile large codebases will appreciate the 24 threads and 30 MB L3 cache, with the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24,528 indicating strong parallel compilation performance. Students and office workers benefit from the extremely low 35 W TDP, which keeps system power draw and heat output minimal during everyday tasks. Small business workstations that run occasional rendering or simulation workloads but primarily handle office productivity will find the i9-12900T efficient and the RTX 4080 SUPER overkill for most tasks — the GPU's power is only fully utilized in specific workloads.

The pairing is less suitable for users whose primary workload is CPU-heavy multi-threading, as the i9-12900T's average score of 37,112 places it below the 86th percentile of CPUs despite the high core count. Users seeking maximum CPU performance would need to look at higher-TDP alternatives. Conversely, users who never game or render will find the RTX 4080 SUPER's cost unjustified by their workload.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 37,112, placing it at the 85th percentile among all CPUs. Its best-known scores include Cinebench R23 multi-core at 24,528 and single-core at 3,462, Geekbench multi-core at 11,615 and single-core at 2,259, and PassMark multi-thread at 29,601 with single-thread at 3,810. The GPU's average benchmark score is 54,209, placing it at the 86th percentile among all GPUs. Its notable scores include 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 at 6,600, Geekbench Vulkan at 260,075, PassMark G3D at 34,245, and PassMark GPU compute at 19,822.

The combined percentile for this CPU+GPU pairing is 86, meaning that across all components, this build outperforms 86% of recorded systems. The CPU sits at the 85th percentile and the GPU at the 86th percentile, so the combined figure closely tracks the lower of the two individual percentiles — the CPU is the slightly weaker component. In the context of nearest rivals, the CPU trades blows with the AMD Ryzen 7 160 (delta 0%), AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 (delta 0.1%), Intel Core i7-13700 (delta -0.1%), and AMD Ryzen 7 7735H (delta -0.1%). The GPU is marginally behind the standard RTX 4080 (delta -0.1%) but ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (delta -1.1%) and AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (delta -2.7%).

The combined picture is a system where the GPU is the performance centerpiece, with the CPU providing adequate but not exceptional support. The 86th combined percentile indicates a high-end desktop build, but the CPU's percentile ranking relative to the GPU's suggests that some applications will be limited by processor performance.

FAQ

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

A: The combined percentile is 86, meaning this pairing outperforms 86% of recorded systems in the benchmark database.

Q: How does the Core i9-12900T compare to its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 160?

A: The i9-12900T has an average benchmark score of 37,112, while the AMD Ryzen 7 160 scores 37,117, a delta of 0% — they are statistically tied.

Q: Does the RTX 4080 SUPER outperform the standard RTX 4080 in average benchmark score?

A: No. The RTX 4080 SUPER has an average score of 54,209, while the standard RTX 4080 scores 54,247, giving the standard card a -0.1% delta advantage over the SUPER.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the RTX 4080 SUPER provide?

A: The GPU offers 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth via 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, with memory clocked at 1,438 MHz (23 Gbps effective).

Q: What is the TDP of the Intel Core i9-12900T?

A: The CPU has a TDP of 35 W, which is exceptionally low for a 16-core, 24-thread processor, with a boost clock of 4.90 GHz.

Q: Does the FACT PACK include measured FPS data for this build?

A: No. The FACT PACK contains no measuredFps rows for this exact CPU+GPU combination, so all frame-rate figures are estimates derived from benchmark scores.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the CPU and GPU?

A: The Intel Core i9-12900T has a launch MSRP of $489, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER has a launch MSRP of 999 USD.

Build Overview

This desktop build pairs the Intel Core i9-12900T, a 16-core Alder Lake-S processor with a 35 W TDP and 24 threads, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, a 320 W Ada Lovelace GPU with 16 GB GDDR6X memory. The CPU sits at the 85th percentile among all CPUs with an average benchmark score of 37,112, while the GPU sits at the 86th percentile among all GPUs with an average benchmark score of 54,209. The combined percentile is 86, placing this system in the upper tier of desktop configurations.

The build class is desktop, and the overall tier is high-end based on the percentile rankings. The CPU's low TDP makes it suitable for compact or power-conscious systems, while the GPU's triple-slot width and 310 mm length require a roomy case. The GPU produces a pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s, while the CPU delivers a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 24,528 and a single-core score of 3,462. This is a system designed for GPU-bound workloads where the processor's efficiency is a secondary consideration.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Intel Core i9-12900T uses the Intel Socket 1700 platform, which supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in dual-channel configuration. The CPU provides 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes from the processor, while the GPU uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 bus interface. The platform supports the integrated UHD Graphics 770, which can serve as a fallback display output if the discrete GPU is removed. The CPU's multiplier is unlocked, allowing overclocking despite the low base TDP, though the 35 W base power limit restricts headroom unless the power limit is raised.

The GPU requires a 700 W suggested PSU and uses a single 16-pin power connector. The GPU's TDP of 320 W, combined with the CPU's 35 W TDP, leaves substantial power headroom in a 700 W system for additional drives, fans, and peripherals. The RTX 4080 SUPER is marked as end-of-life with a successor in the GeForce 50 series, so upgrades would move to that newer generation. The CPU is production status active, with the Core 12th Gen series having been succeeded by later Intel generations.

A sensible next upgrade path depends on workload. For users who find the CPU limiting in multi-threaded tasks, moving to a higher-TDP 12th Gen or newer Intel processor on the same Socket 1700 platform would be possible, though the 35 W TDP of the current chip suggests the motherboard's VRM design may not be optimized for high-power parts. For GPU-bound users, the RTX 4080 SUPER already sits at the 86th percentile, so an upgrade would target the GeForce 50 series successor. The 700 W PSU provides headroom for either upgrade, provided the new components do not exceed the combined power draw of the current setup.