Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900F is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 63% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-9980XE - 165 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - €444.0 vs €1248.92
- Up to 78% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i9-9980XE - €2.69 vs €12.37 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900F - 36 vs 24 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
165
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.69/FPS
100%
Price, €
€444
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 18 |
24 | Threads | 36 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
Not Available | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |