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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 1112 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900K - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 34% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-9980XE - 243 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - €434.79 vs €1147.57
- Up to 72% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-9980XE - €1.79 vs €6.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i9-9980XE processore 3 GHz Scatola 24,75 MB Cache intelligente
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
243
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.79/FPS
100%
Price, €
€434.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i9-12900K - Vassoio LGA1700 da 3,2 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i9-12900K
With selected game settings
120 FPS
€10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,299
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216 FPS
€10.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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180 FPS
€27.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,946.76
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169 FPS
€13.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,309.8
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180 FPS
€44.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€7,950.24
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147 FPS
€10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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87 FPS
€14.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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180 FPS
€14.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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193 FPS
€10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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