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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 i9-12900F
- Performs up to 9% better in Valheim than Core i9-10980XE - 222 vs 203 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - CA$773.87 vs CA$1200.91
- Up to 41% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-10980XE - CA$3.49 vs CA$5.92 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 36 vs 24 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
222
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$773.87
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core I9-12900F
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
203
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.92/FPS
58%
Price, CA$
CA$1200.91
64%
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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Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | 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 |
| Not Available | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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