Intel Core i9 9980XE vs Intel Core 5 120F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Jun 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
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Processor Number
i9-9980XE
120F
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
84°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
6
Performance Core Threads
36
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
18
6
Total Thread Count
36
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
25
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
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
1,114
1,707
Cinebench R23
27,093
12,236
Geekbench 6
1,480
2,305
Geekbench 5
1,122
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Geekbench 6
11,091
9,773
Geekbench 5
17,154
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Blender
290
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Passmark CPU
2,569
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Passmark CPU
31,938
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.