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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 747 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Saints Row than Core i9-10980XE - 179 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £238.62 vs £1203.42
- Up to 82% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i9-10980XE - £1.33 vs £7.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
179
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£238.62
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-12600K 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tray
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In Stock
Updated 111 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 10 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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