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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K - 36 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 12% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-10980XE - 203 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £208.69 vs £1203.42
- Up to 84% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i9-10980XE - £1.03 vs £6.61 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
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.69
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | 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 |
| 4.6 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 |
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