Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F is 808 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 10% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-10980XE - 147 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €280.0 vs €1336.05
- Up to 81% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-10980XE - €1.9 vs €9.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700F - 36 vs 20 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
147
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.9/FPS
100%
Price, €
€280
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
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Jan 4th, 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 |
12 | Cores | 18 |
20 | 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 |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |