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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1586 days newer than Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 36 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-7980XE - 153 vs 132 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i7-12700F Desktop Processor 25M Cache, up to 4.90 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| 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 | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Core i7-12700F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
143 FPS
£11.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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118 FPS
£8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999
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111 FPS
£11.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,299
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107 FPS
£10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,144.95
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118 FPS
£9.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,159.99
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132 FPS
£10.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,449
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107 FPS
£10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,124.99
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107 FPS
£9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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