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Intel Core i9-7980XE vs Intel Core i5-12490F

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 69 %
Intel Core i9-7980XE
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-12490F
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i9-7980XE
Rank 2 - 52 %
Intel Core i5-12490F
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 4.20 GHz
1,281 pts
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
1,729 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 3.50 GHz
28,196 pts
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
12,345 pts
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 4.20 GHz
446 cb
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
677 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 4.20 GHz
1,121
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
1,778
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 3.50 GHz
7,671 cb
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
4,766 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 3.50 GHz
16,495
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
8,686
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 2.60 GHz
10,563
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 3.00 GHz
4,993

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i9-7980XEIntel Core i5-12490F
FamilyIntel Core i9 (81)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i 7000X (9)Intel Core i 12000 (34)
ArchitectureSkylake XAlder Lake S
Technology14 nm10 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 2066LGA 1700
Predecessor
SuccessorIntel Core i9-9980XEIntel Core i5-13490F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i9-7980XEIntel Core i5-12490F
CPU Cores / Threads18 / 366 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 18x 6x Golden Cove
Frequency: 2.60 GHz 3.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.20 GHz 4.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.50 GHz 4.20 GHz
L2-Cache7.50 MB
L3-Cache25.00 MB18.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i9-7980XEIntel Core i5-12490F
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i9-7980XEIntel Core i5-12490F
MemoryDDR4-2666 (85.4 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory128 GB128 GB
Memory channels42
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 445.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth43.3 GB/s78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i9-7980XEIntel Core i5-12490F
TDP165 W65 W
TDP (PL2)117 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i9-7980XEIntel Core i5-12490F
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release dateQ4/2017Q1/2022
Release price1999 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i9-7980XE
Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 2.60 - 4.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-12490F
Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 3.00 - 4.60 GHz

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