Core i9-12900F vs Core i9-10980XE

Prices and Stock
MSRP $494

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

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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

Key Differences

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 Core i9-12900F

Performs up to 7% better in Death Stranding than Core i9-10980XE - 243 vs 228 FPS
Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $324.32 vs $680.18
Up to 55% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-10980XE - $1.33 vs $2.98 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-10980XE

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

This is a free version of Death Stranding.

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

243

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.33/FPS

100%

Price, €

€324.32

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900F Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for €324.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 231 minutes ago

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

FPS

228

94%

Value, €/FPS

€2.98/FPS

45%

Price, €

€680.18

47%

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

Buy for €680.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 233 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Ultra

134

FPS

157

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

197

FPS

328

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

228

FPS

241

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

387

FPS

524

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

579

FPS

706

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-12900F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2539

100%

Multi-Core

13890

100%

Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Single-Core

1570

62%

Multi-Core

11985

86%

Core i9-12900F	vs	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