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Intel BX80673I97980X

Core i9-7980XE

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18 Cores, 36 Threads @2.60 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 80.7% (161st of 1335)

Based on 4,327 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7980XE CPU @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 71%Average: 80.7% Great: 95%
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i9-7980XE averaged just 19.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i9-7980XE near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 2,499Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 121Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-7980XE is 23.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-7980XE performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 77.4Pts
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 451Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,327 samples)
Rank 16180.7%
Min Avg Max
67.8 Memory 77.4 90.2
100 1-Core 121 140
200 2-Core 240 280
82.4% 146 Pts
Min Avg Max
383 4-Core 451 549
756 8-Core 890 1,097
82.6% 670 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,860 64-Core 2,499 3,176
168% 2,499 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
93% 163 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 1,004
94% 761 Pts
64-Core 3,084
207% 3,084 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 79.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 281
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 1,138
101% 831 Pts
64-Core 3,500
235% 3,500 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 77.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 253
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 1,007
93% 756 Pts
64-Core 3,000
201% 3,000 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
78% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 240
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 829
77% 623 Pts
64-Core 2,512
169% 2,512 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
75.4% Very good
Memory 70.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 242
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 865
80% 647 Pts
64-Core 2,492
167% 2,492 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 49,674,534 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 114%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 141%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME

CPU
Core i9-7980XEIntel  $1,499Bench 81%, 4,327 samples258x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $861Bench 137%, 714,976 samples427x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,200Bench 175%, 307,624 samples265x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,500Bench 233%, 84,310 samples97x
SSD
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $253Bench 321%, 37,380 samples99x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 270%, 62,028 samples92x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $120Bench 327%, 379,400 samples89x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $175Bench 94%, 77,618 samples48x
F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 84%, 8,909 samples37x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 109%, 5,168 samples37x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $2,788

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i9-7980XE Extreme Edition Processor (24.75M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz)
Code NameSkylake
Launch DateQ3'17
Processor Numberi9-7980XE
# of Cores18
# of Threads36
Cache24.75 MB
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Recommended Price$1979.00 - $1999.00
Clock Speed2.60 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.20 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
QPI Links0
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP165 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2017X

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels4
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes44

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechYes
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes

Package

Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA2066

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes

 Comments

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

12 days ago.

RUS-User
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4,326

Excellent

12 months ago.

Je iz vergut ik leyben das protzesser

IDN-User
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4,037

Excellent

2 years ago.

Insane Processor for extreme Overclocker

BRA-User
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4,025

Excellent

2 years ago.

é muito caro e ainda perde para o r7 kkkkkkkkkkkk toma Intel!

IND-User
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3,976

Good

2 years ago.

Insane performance but too expensive

KOR-User
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2,780

Good

3 years ago.

The Best CPU but I dont think many people need this...

BEL-User
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2,192

Good

3 years ago.

MACHINE DE GUERRE ULTRA SURPUISSANTE

DNK-User
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1,936

Good

3 years ago.

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MKD-User
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1,102

Excellent

2 years ago.

i9 BEST but need more cores to 64 or 128 cores

M4Riii0
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30

Excellent

7 months ago.

Lässt sich extrem gut übertakten. Köpfen empfohlen.

specify_cs
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Good

3 years ago.

Even though it may be the most powerful CPU in the market, it's not worth it for gaming―unless you want to stream and video render. This CPU will dominate any workstation load, but its single-core performance is much slower than an i7-8700k, i5-8600k, and i3-8350k. So, in a nutshell, this CPU is only meant for hardcore streaming and workstation computers.

Greenscale
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6

Good

3 years ago.

Out of the HEDT CPUs out there, this i9 7980XE is king of the hill. Boasting a whopping 18 cores and 36 threads, the 7980XE allows users to multitask even in the heaviest multithreaded applications, pushing the bar for what consumer grade processors are capable of to the absolute extreme. That said, extreme performance comes with an extreme price...

OLLIE083
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2

Excellent

2 years ago.

own it, love it.

MattDillon
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2

Excellent

10 months ago.

I love this CPU, it's finally affordable and I get to play with it now. So far I have a stable 4.7GHz OC across all 18 cores , and now the fun begins

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