Intel Core i5 12490F vs Intel Core i9 7980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz and Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 7980XE 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 20MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+36%
1729
Intel Core i9 7980XE
1263
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
11488
Intel Core i9 7980XE
+145%
28196
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+74%
2466
Intel Core i9 7980XE
1410
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
10268
Intel Core i9 7980XE
+11%
11418
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Sep 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Skylake
i5-12490F
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
163 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
18
12
Performance Core Threads
36
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
-
0
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
18
12
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
26x
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
