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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 1586 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 14% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7980XE - 152 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $301.91 vs $711.26
- Up to 63% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-7980XE - $2.2 vs $5.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 36 vs 24 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.2/FPS
100%
Price, €
€335.12
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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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
133
87.5%
Value, €/FPS
€5.94/FPS
37.03703703703704%
Price, €
€789.5
42%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1495
60.452891225232506%
Multi-Core
11616
89.0524379024839%
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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