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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 899 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 17% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-10980XE - 157 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €458.65 vs €1349.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-10980XE - €2.92 vs €10.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 150 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
157
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.92/FPS
100%
Price, €
€458.65
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box Silber
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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