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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 8% better in God of War than Core i9-10940X - 190 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - €457.57 vs €1138.2
- Up to 63% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10940X - €2.41 vs €6.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 28 vs 24 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
190
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€457.57
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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Processore Intel Core serie X i9-10940X a 14 core con 3.3 GHz (fino a 4,8 GHz con Turbo Boost 3.0, processore LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (999PND)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | 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 | 14 |
| 24 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
€18.41/FPS
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Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€41.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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132 FPS
€14.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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80 FPS
€19.61/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€18.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
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32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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Radeon RX 6650 XT
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