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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 808 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 24% better in New World than Core i9-10980XE - 146 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - £411.61 vs £1229.45
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Single-Core
1570
61.83536825521859%
Multi-Core
11985
86.28509719222463%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i9-12900F
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
110 FPS
£13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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