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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1525 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 11% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7980XE - 148 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $187.99 vs $1099.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7980XE - $1.27 vs $8.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 125 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600K - 36 vs 16 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$187.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
133
89.86486486486487%
Value, $/FPS
$8.26/FPS
15.375302663438257%
Price, $
$1099
17%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1495
61.0204081632653%
Multi-Core
11616
98.50746268656717%
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Core i9-7980XE
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$20.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
$20.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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67 FPS
$19.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,329.49
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59 FPS
$20.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
$32.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$23.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,607.03
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55 FPS
$24.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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47 FPS
$19.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
$21.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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55 FPS
$24.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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