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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 808 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 13% better in Lost Ark than Core i9-10980XE - 298 vs 263 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - CA$619.98 vs CA$1750.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-10980XE - CA$2.08 vs CA$6.65 per FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-10980XE Extreme Edition 3.0 GHz Eighteen-Core LGA 2066 Processor (BX8069510980XE)
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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
298
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.08/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$619.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core I9-12900F
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In Stock
Updated 15193 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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