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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 808 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900X.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 5% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-10900X - 152 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - €486.17 vs €683.51
- Up to 32% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-10900X - €3.20 vs €4.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.2/FPS
100%
Price, €
€486.17
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12. Generation) i9-12900 Hexadeca-Core (16 Core) 2,40 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900X | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10900X or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
89 FPS
€22.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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152 FPS
€20.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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110 FPS
€21.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,384.9
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89 FPS
€23.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,064.9
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89 FPS
€23.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,049.9
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129 FPS
€17.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,249
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Laptops Using Core i9-10900X or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
54 FPS
€31.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
€34.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
€40.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,199
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95 FPS
€27.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,599
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54 FPS
€32.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,739
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67 FPS
€52.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,499
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59 FPS
€55.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,299
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59 FPS
€56.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,330.15
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67 FPS
€58.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,910.31
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67 FPS
€56.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,799
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