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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 16% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-10980XE - 152 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €519.52 vs €1336.05
- Up to 66% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-10980XE - €3.42 vs €10.2 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
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Processore Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz - 24,75 MB di cache - Velocità di overclock 4,60 GHz - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 thread
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€519.52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
70 FPS
€18.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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50 FPS
€84.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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50 FPS
€43.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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73 FPS
€27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,999
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96 FPS
€19.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899
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81 FPS
€22.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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64 FPS
€43.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,785.8
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71 FPS
€25.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,789
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108 FPS
€17.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,939
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73 FPS
€21.49/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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