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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i9-10980XE - 258 vs 244 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £257.13 vs £1203.42
- Up to 80% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i9-10980XE - £1.00 vs £4.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10980XE 2066 Cascade BX, BX8069510980XE
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Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
258
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£257.13
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i9-12900KF
With selected game settings
249 FPS
£8.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,039
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231 FPS
£6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599
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206 FPS
£7.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
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206 FPS
£6.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,409.99
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178 FPS
£6.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,199
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224 FPS
£7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,599.96
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154 FPS
£8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,299
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154 FPS
£8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249.98
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250 FPS
£8.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,099.94
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250 FPS
£9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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