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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 15% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-10900 - 249 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $412.00 vs $470.39
- Up to 24% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-10900 - $1.65 vs $2.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900 - 24 vs 20 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Core i9-10900 (Base Clock: 2.80GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box BX8070110900
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
249
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$412
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10900 | vs | Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 24 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10900 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
189 FPS
$8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599
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206 FPS
$8.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
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212 FPS
$8.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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206 FPS
$7.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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206 FPS
$8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,657.79
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206 FPS
$8.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,699
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206 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,616
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206 FPS
$8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749
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87 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,280
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206 FPS
$10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199
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Laptops Using Core i9-10900 or Core i9-12900
With selected game settings
199 FPS
$7.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,489
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199 FPS
$7.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,394
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189 FPS
$6.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,169
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199 FPS
$6.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,309
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199 FPS
$6.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
177 FPS
$9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,629
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199 FPS
$6.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,369
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199 FPS
$7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,475
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177 FPS
$9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
In Stock
199 FPS
$5.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,147
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