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In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3351 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 38% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Pentium B980 - 205 vs 149 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 24 vs 2 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$283.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium B980 | vs | Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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