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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 747 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 18% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-10980XE - 130 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £292.89 vs £1150.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i9-10980XE - £2.25 vs £10.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 36 vs 24 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
130
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£292.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K 12th Gen Alder Lake 16-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1700 Processor-BX8071512900K
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
110
84.61538461538461%
Value, £/FPS
£10.45/FPS
21.5311004784689%
Price, £
£1150
25%
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Single-Core
1570
59.92366412213741%
Multi-Core
11985
77.59792813208158%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 24 | Threads | 36 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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