Intel Core i7-12700KF vs Intel Core i9-10990XE

Intel Core i7-12700KF
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 12 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i7-12700KF
Intel Core i9-10990XE
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 22 / Mar 2020
Intel Core i9-10990XE

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-12700KF

255 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10990XE

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.

Intel Core i9-10990XE

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10990XE

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-10990XE

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10990XE

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core i9-10990XE
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX-512
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
HTT
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core i9-10990XE
ArchitectureIntel Adler LakevsIntel_Cascadelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4 Quad-channel
CodenameAlder LakevsCascade Lake-X
Release DateNov 2021vsMar 2020

Cores

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core i9-10990XE
Cores12vs22
Threads20vs44
E-Cores4vsnone
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core i9-10990XE
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache12MB (shared)vs1MB (per core)
L3 Cache25MB (shared)vs30.25MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core i9-10990XE
SocketIntel Socket 1700vsIntel Socket 2066
Max Case Temp72°CvsN/A
PackageFC-LGA1700vsFC-LGA2066
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process10 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-12700KFIntel Core i9-10990XE
Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clock5000 MHzvs5000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
E-Core Frequency2700 MHzvs-
E-Core Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs-
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs380 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-12700KF
    6000 points
  • Intel Core i9-10990XE
    6000 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-12700KF
    58752 points
  • Intel Core i9-10990XE
    126720 points

Points - higher is better