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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 is 829 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-10980XE - 219 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €302.0 vs €1336.05
- Up to 79% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-10980XE - €1.38 vs €6.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700 - 36 vs 16 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
219
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€302
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 25M, fino a 4,90 GHz
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Processore Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz - 24,75 MB di cache - Velocità di overclock 4,60 GHz - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 thread
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Core i9-10980XE
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
57 FPS
€18.77/FPS
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Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-12700
16 GB, 16 GB SSD
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€24.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,384.3
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57 FPS
€47.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,699
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79 FPS
€12.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
€18.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
€18.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,051.91
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57 FPS
€28.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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57 FPS
€31.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
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