Intel Core i9 12900F vs Intel Core i9 9980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900F with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Core i9 9980XE 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 i9 12900F 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 9980XE 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900F
+78%
1988
Intel Core i9 9980XE
1114
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900F
26455
Intel Core i9 9980XE
+2%
27093
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900F
+73%
2572
Intel Core i9 9980XE
1480
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900F
+23%
13687
Intel Core i9 9980XE
11091
Blender
Intel Core i9 12900F
223
Intel Core i9 9980XE
+30%
290
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Oct 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-9980XE
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
84°C
Intel
Foundry
-
215 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
18
16
Performance Core Threads
36
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
18
24
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
30x
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
-
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
