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Intel logo Core i9-10980XE
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General information Core i9-10980XE Core i5-12500
Launched Q4 2019 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1700
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Cascade Lake-X Alder Lake
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.8 GHz 0 % 4.6 GHz 4.2 %
Cores 18 0 % 6 66.7 %
Threads 36 0 % 12 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 65 W 60.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 256 GB 0 % 128 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 10 nm 28.6 %
L1 Cache 18 × 32 kB Instruction
18 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 48 kB Data
L2 Cache 18 × 1 MB
6 × 1.25 MB
L3 Cache 1 × 24.75 MB
1 × 18 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-10980XE Core i5-12500
Overall Score 67889 0 % 59894 11.8 %
Future Proof 73 % 15.1 % 86 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 21242 0 % 12869 39.4 %
Single Thread Score 2642.1 28.3 % 3684.9 0 %
Encrypting Data 12799.4 MB/s 0 % 12098.2 MB/s 5.5 %
Compressing Data 549.6 MB/s 0 % 232.7 MB/s 57.7 %
String objects sorting 70091.1 thousand/s 0 % 23195.3 thousand/s 66.9 %
Prime numbers generation 118.6 millions/s 0 % 75.5 millions/s 36.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 128708 millions/s 0 % 61645.5 millions/s 52.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 79417.6 millions/s 0 % 47578.4 millions/s 40.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-10980XE, Core i5-12500.

Average frames per second Core i9-10980XE Core i5-12500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 156.4 FPS 132.6 FPS
High settings 250.2 FPS 212.2 FPS
Medium settings 312.8 FPS 265.2 FPS
Low settings 391.0 FPS 331.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-10980XE Core i5-12500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 170.2 FPS 156.1 FPS
High settings 272.4 FPS 249.8 FPS
Medium settings 340.5 FPS 312.2 FPS
Low settings 425.6 FPS 390.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.3 %
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