Intel Core i9 9980XE vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-9980XE
i5-12600KF
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
84°C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
6
Performance Core Threads
36
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
18
10
Total Thread Count
36
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
37x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
9728 K shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.6 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
No
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,114
1,908
Cinebench R23
27,093
17,648
Geekbench 6
1,480
2,597
Geekbench 5
1,122
1,839
Geekbench 6
11,091
12,937
Geekbench 5
17,154
11,626
Blender
290
273
Passmark CPU
2,569
3,934
Passmark CPU
31,938
27,408
Cinebench 2024
-
105
Cinebench 2024
-
909