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Core i7 X 980

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.33 GHz, Gulftown.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 76% (292nd of 1442)

Based on 8,133 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz
Poor: 67%Average: 76% Great: 85%
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i7 X 980 averaged 24.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7 X 980 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 91.4Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 328Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 X 980 is just 17.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7 X 980 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 628Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 515Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,133 samples)
Rank 29276%
Min Avg Max
82.6 Memory 91.4 96.2
69.7 1-Core 85.5 104
141 2-Core 171 206
69.2% 116 Pts
Min Avg Max
254 4-Core 328 400
421 8-Core 515 629
52% 422 Pts
Min Avg Max
488 64-Core 628 770
38.9% 628 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
79.3% Very good
Memory 95
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 174
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 532
54% 438 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
79.2% Very good
Memory 94.9
1-Core 80.2
2-Core 167
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 490
52% 417 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
78.9% Very good
Memory 94.4
1-Core 79.9
2-Core 176
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 515
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
76.3% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 86.2
2-Core 173
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 530
53% 430 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
75.7% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 86
2-Core 178
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 559
54% 446 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
75.6% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 85
2-Core 167
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 457
50% 395 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
73.3% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 85.5
2-Core 173
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 489
49% 400 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
70.8% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 84.2
2-Core 167
65% 111 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 475
50% 399 Pts
64-Core 605
37% 605 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 77%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
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Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Extreme

CPU
Core i7 X 980Intel  $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples147x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples57x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples39x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples39x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples22x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples20x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples172x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples86x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples80x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $628

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition (12M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code NameGulftown
Launch DateQ1'10
Processor Numberi7-980X
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography32 nm
VID Voltage Range0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price$1059.00
Clock Speed3.33 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links1
Max TDP130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size24 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 1066
Memory Channels3
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingNo

Package

Package Size42.5mm X 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1366
Processing Die Size239 mm2

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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Excellent

2 years ago.

it's really good price for the performance gg

boingk
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Good

4 years ago.

Great for the time but now a power hungry, outclassed behemoth, these things are good if you can pick them up cheap with a working board. That's the hard part, the X58 boards these run on are something of legend and command insane prices, especially considering their age and the fact that most have been heavily used. Again, if you can pick one up cheap with a working board consider it, if not then just jump on the Ryzen train.

Losloesung
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Excellent

1 month ago.

P6T6 WS REVOLUTION with this puppy paired with a Quadro 6000 and 24 Gigs of triple channel DDR3 ram

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