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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10920X 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 i9-10920X.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i9-10920X - 257 vs 246 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $371.17 vs $629.73
- Up to 44% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i9-10920X - $1.44 vs $2.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
257
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€371.17
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10920X | 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 |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10920X or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
186 FPS
€8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,530.63
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177 FPS
€9.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,620.72
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177 FPS
€7.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,350.45
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177 FPS
€8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,493.5
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177 FPS
€8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,530.63
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177 FPS
€8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,455.86
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177 FPS
€8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,575.68
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177 FPS
€11.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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177 FPS
€14.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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€2,539.64
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Laptops Using Core i9-10920X or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
166 FPS
€7.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,255.86
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133 FPS
€11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,531.52
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166 FPS
€8.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€1,351.31
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166 FPS
€6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,031.53
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166 FPS
€7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,179.28
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166 FPS
€6.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,044.14
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166 FPS
€6.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,115.31
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152 FPS
€7.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,170.27
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166 FPS
€7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,229.72
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159 FPS
€15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,432.42
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