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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 i9-12900
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-10980XE - 166 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $458.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-10980XE - $2.76 vs $6.87 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
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 36 vs 24 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
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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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
Highest
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
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 | 18 |
| 24 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Core i9-10980XE
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
59 FPS
$33.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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59 FPS
$33.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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45 FPS
$30.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,390.98
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45 FPS
$45.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,059.99
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45 FPS
$36.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649
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45 FPS
$43.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,939
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45 FPS
$28.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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45 FPS
$28.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,289
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59 FPS
$28.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,657.97
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45 FPS
$38.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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