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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 4380 days newer than Core i3-530.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 9% better in Metro Exodus than Core i3-530 - 152 vs 139 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-530 - 24 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-530
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-530 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-530 or Core i9-12900
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
59 FPS
£28.59/FPS
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Core i9-12900
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Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£43.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£40.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
£27.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
£18.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£44.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
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£47.62/FPS
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