Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 747 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 58% better in League of Legends than Core i9-10980XE - 311 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - CA$217.61 vs CA$723.99
- Up to 81% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-10980XE - CA$0.7 vs CA$3.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 36 vs 16 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
311
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$217.61
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
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Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 18 |
16 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |