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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $519
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MSRP in USD: $519
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900 is 808 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 i9-12900 - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 4% better in F1 22 than Core i9-10980XE - 288 vs 278 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £399.99 vs £1174.25
- Up to 67% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i9-10980XE - £1.39 vs £4.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
288
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel 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 |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 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 |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i9-12900
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
84 FPS
£12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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116 FPS
£15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,774.51
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141 FPS
£29.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£4,201.24
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141 FPS
£28.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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141 FPS
£23.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,349
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141 FPS
£14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999
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116 FPS
£14.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
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147 FPS
£23.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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116 FPS
£15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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147 FPS
£25.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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