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Core i9-10980XE vs Core i9-12900KF

Core i9-10980XE vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 747 days newer than Core i9-10980XE.

Advantages of Core i9-10980XE

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 36 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 106% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10980XE - 70 vs 34 FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
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Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

34

49%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

70

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.97/FPS

100%

Price, €

€417.73

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 417.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 22 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1570

62%

Multi-Core

11985

81%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo

Core i9-10980XE

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Oct 19th, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i9
Cascade LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
18
Cores16
36
Threads24
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
165 WTDP
125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i9-12900KF

With selected game settings

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