Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
i9-12900KF
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
165 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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241 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
8
Performance Core Threads
36
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
26x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.9 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
44
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
2,028
Cinebench R23
28,196
27,422
Geekbench 6
1,410
2,686
Geekbench 6
11,418
16,130
Passmark CPU
2,492
4,167
Passmark CPU
30,462
41,190
Geekbench 5
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1,970
Geekbench 5
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17,469
Blender
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425
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.