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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: 80.1% (234th of 1441)

Based on 4,653 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7980XE CPU @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 70%Average: 80.1% Great: 95%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 103%
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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i9-7980XE averaged just 19.8% 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 Speed 2,570Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 119Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-7980XE is 24.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-7980XE performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Octa Core Speed 875Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 77.3Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,653 samples)
Rank 23480.1%
Min Avg Max
67.8 Memory 77.3 91.4
98.9 1-Core 119 140
193 2-Core 235 276
79.4% 144 Pts
Min Avg Max
376 4-Core 444 546
712 8-Core 875 1,094
78% 660 Pts
Min Avg Max
2,028 64-Core 2,570 3,292
159% 2,570 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
79.1% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 235
77% 140 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 915
80% 680 Pts
64-Core 2,781
172% 2,781 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 18 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
71.2% Very good
Memory 71.1
1-Core 95.2
2-Core 222
70% 129 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 825
70% 604 Pts
64-Core 1,838
114% 1,838 Pts
CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
32.9% Below average
Memory 52.3
1-Core 21.1
2-Core 43.9
27% 39.1 Pts
4-Core 74.7
8-Core 111
12% 92.6 Pts
64-Core 162
10% 162 Pts
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME

CPU
Core i9-7980XEIntel  $1,509Bench 80%, 4,653 samples169x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples186x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples95x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples83x
SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples51x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples49x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples45x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples22x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 125%, 648 samples18x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 105%, 6,151 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $2,356

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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

1 month ago.

RUS-User
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4,776

Excellent

3 years ago.

Je iz vergut ik leyben das protzesser

IND-User
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4,770

Good

4 years ago.

Insane performance but too expensive

BRA-User
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4,635

Good

14 months ago.

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

IDN-User
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4,629

Excellent

4 years ago.

Insane Processor for extreme Overclocker

KOR-User
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3,206

Good

5 years ago.

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

BEL-User
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2,534

Good

5 years ago.

MACHINE DE GUERRE ULTRA SURPUISSANTE

DNK-User
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2,212

Good

5 years ago.

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MKD-User
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1,302

Excellent

5 years ago.

i9 BEST but need more cores to 64 or 128 cores

specify_cs
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10

Good

5 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

6 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

5 years ago.

own it, love it.

MattDillon
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2

Excellent

3 years 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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