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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 1112 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700K - 36 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9980XE - 270 vs 236 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - €286.14 vs €1248.92
- Up to 80% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9980XE - €1.06 vs €5.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
CPU Intel Core i9-9980XE / LGA2066 / Box +++ 18-Cores - 36 Threads - 24.75 MB Cache-Speicher Grün
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
270
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€286.14
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K 3,6 GHz LGA1700 Tray Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Core i7-12700K
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
201 FPS
€7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€26.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€9.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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200 FPS
€13.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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241 FPS
€7.43/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€9.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
€10.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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