Intel Core i7 12700F vs Intel Core i9 10980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Core i9 10980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 12700F 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 10980XE 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+77%
1885
Intel Core i9 10980XE
1063
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
19795
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+25%
24899
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+60%
2446
Intel Core i9 10980XE
1523
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+15%
12755
Intel Core i9 10980XE
11069
Blender
Intel Core i7 12700F
328
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+5%
346
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+37%
1703
Intel Core i9 10980XE
1240
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
12395
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+38%
17131
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+46%
3882
Intel Core i9 10980XE
2646
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
30652
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+7%
32881
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Oct 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
i7-12700F
Processor Number
i9-10980XE
LGA-1700
Socket
LGA-2066
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
180 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
86 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
18
16
Performance Core Threads
36
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
18
20
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21x
Multiplier
30x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
48
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
