Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 3412 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 36% better in Valorant than Pentium B980 - 921 vs 676 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 24 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 35 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
