Intel Core i7 12700F vs Intel Core i9 10980XE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Cascade Lake
Processor Number
i7-12700F
i9-10980XE
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
65 W
165 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
86 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
18
Performance Core Threads
16
36
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
18
Total Thread Count
20
36
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
21x
30x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
48
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,885
1,063
Cinebench R23
19,795
24,899
Geekbench 6
2,446
1,523
Geekbench 6
12,755
11,069
Blender
328
346
Passmark CPU
3,882
2,646
Passmark CPU
30,652
32,881
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.