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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% (305th of 1459)

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%
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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 30576%
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 4 GHz (avg)
84% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 198
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 641
64% 520 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
77.2% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 80.3
2-Core 167
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 494
51% 412 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
J1PR, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
75.8% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 81.5
2-Core 169
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 544
54% 437 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
74.7% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 166
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 489
51% 407 Pts
64-Core 558
34% 558 Pts
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
74% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 83.6
2-Core 154
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 485
49% 397 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
69% Good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 84.1
2-Core 164
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 458
46% 374 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Socket 423, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
64.1% Good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 42.1
2-Core 85.1
47% 69.8 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 441
42% 345 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
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 samples148x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples58x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples40x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples39x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples21x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples20x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples177x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples86x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples81x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $423

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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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FRA-User
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Excellent

2 years ago.

it's really good price for the performance gg

SRB-User
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Excellent

2 months ago.

Great cpu for its time and still today

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.

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Excellent

5 months ago.

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

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