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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 4251 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - $148.02 vs $160.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 344% better in League of Legends than Core i7-980X - 311 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 75% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-980X - $0.47 vs $1.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 16 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
70
22.508038585209004%
Value, $/FPS
$1.91/FPS
24.60732984293194%
Price, $
$148.02
100%
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
311
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.99
91%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Single-Core
554
22.411003236245953%
Multi-Core
2604
21.635094715852443%
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-980X or Core i5-12600KF
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
289 FPS
$5.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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293 FPS
$5.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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292 FPS
$4.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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