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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3412 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 29% better in Sea of Thieves than Pentium B980 - 260 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 12 vs 2 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
260
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109.43
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium B980 or Core i5-12400F
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
112 FPS
£8.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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112 FPS
£5.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£646.8
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131 FPS
£5.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.99
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164 FPS
£5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
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147 FPS
£4.97/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£730.8
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145 FPS
£5.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£742.8
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131 FPS
£5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
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145 FPS
£5.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£829.95
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131 FPS
£6.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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145 FPS
£7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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