Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Intel Core i5 12600KF

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Intel Core i9 7980XE Intel Core i5 12600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz and Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7980XE 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 20MB)

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.6GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (125W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1263

Intel Core i5 12600KF +51%

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +2%

18030

Intel Core i5 12600KF

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1410

Intel Core i5 12600KF +84%

2597

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

11418

Intel Core i5 12600KF +13%

12937

Blender

Intel Core i9 7980XE +16%

305

Intel Core i5 12600KF

261

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1117

Intel Core i5 12600KF +64%

1839

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +26%

14735

Intel Core i5 12600KF

11626

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

2492

Intel Core i5 12600KF +57%

3934

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +11%

30462

Intel Core i5 12600KF

27408

Intel Core i9 7980XE

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Intel Core i5 12600KF

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Oct 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

i9-7980XE

Processor Number

i5-12600KF

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-1700

165 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

150 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

6

36

Performance Core Threads

12

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

18

Total Core Count

10

36

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

9728 K shared

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7980XE

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600KF

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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