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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 1525 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 36 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 21% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-7980XE - 251 vs 208 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $148.52 vs $648.49
- Up to 81% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-7980XE - $0.66 vs $3.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
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Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
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251
100%
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€0.66/FPS
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Price, €
€164.86
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE | vs | Core i7-12700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | 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 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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