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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 is 829 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i9-10980XE - 240 vs 235 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €289.26 vs €1355.1
- Up to 79% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i9-10980XE - €1.21 vs €5.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 36 vs 16 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
240
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€289.26
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop-Prozessor 25 MB Cache, bis zu 4,90 GHz
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Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i9-10980XE
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
101 FPS
€12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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117 FPS
€9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,066.97
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101 FPS
€13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,330.33
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116 FPS
€12.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,499
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116 FPS
€14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,671.36
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101 FPS
€11.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,166.65
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116 FPS
€13.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,538.82
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116 FPS
€11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,339.04
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123 FPS
€26.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€3,299
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73 FPS
€15.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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