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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 1586 days newer than the more expensive 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 24% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-7980XE - 229 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $249.99 vs $1286.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.09 vs $6.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
117 FPS
$10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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117 FPS
$10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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156 FPS
$8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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106 FPS
$11.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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134 FPS
$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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179 FPS
$10.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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117 FPS
$9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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89 FPS
$12.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,138.04
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117 FPS
$10.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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106 FPS
$11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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