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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i9-10980XE - 205 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €149.5 vs €1307.51
- Up to 89% better value when playing Control than Core i9-10980XE - €0.73 vs €6.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€149.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i5-12400F
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
88 FPS
€10.34/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€15.51/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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95 FPS
€11.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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88 FPS
€11.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
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€14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€12.62/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
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