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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1112 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 14% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-9980XE - 151 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$408.98 vs CA$1649.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-9980XE - CA$2.71 vs CA$12.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 36 vs 24 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
151
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.71/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$408.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processor 999AD1
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 24 | Threads | 36 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Core i9-9980XE
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
CA$32.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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151 FPS
CA$36.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
CA$31.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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