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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.

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Average Bench: 118% (11th of 1173)

Based on 1,910 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7980XE CPU @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 99%Average: 118% Great: 141%
Gaming
Gaming 118%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 190%
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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Core i9-7980XE averaged 18.3% higher 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

Multi Core Integer Speed 2,428Pts
Multi Core Floating Point Speed 2,785Pts

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i9-7980XE is 42.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Core i9-7980XE performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Single Core Integer Speed 119Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 123Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,910 samples)
Rank 11118%
Min Avg Max
90.6 SC Int 119 141
96.8 SC Float 126 150
93.7 SC Mixed 123 145
98.3% 123 Pts
Min Avg Max
357 QC Int 454 548
381 QC Float 479 584
381 QC Mixed 465 559
106% 466 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,910 MC Int 2,428 3,048
1,981 MC Float 2,785 3,497
1,936 MC Mixed 2,635 3,293
391% 2,616 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Single core Quad core Multi core
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
140% Outstanding
SC Int 130
SC Float 139
SC Mixed 136
108% 135 Pts
QC Int 538
QC Float 537
QC Mixed 553
123% 543 Pts
MC Int 2,913
MC Float 3,476
MC Mixed 3,225
478% 3,205 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
133% Outstanding
SC Int 141
SC Float 144
SC Mixed 144
114% 143 Pts
QC Int 523
QC Float 556
QC Mixed 524
121% 534 Pts
MC Int 2,738
MC Float 2978
MC Mixed 2,881
429% 2,866 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
126% Outstanding
SC Int 120
SC Float 127
SC Mixed 122
99% 123 Pts
QC Int 479
QC Float 509
QC Mixed 494
112% 494 Pts
MC Int 2,645
MC Float 3,132
MC Mixed 2,942
434% 2,906 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
123% Outstanding
SC Int 131
SC Float 139
SC Mixed 135
108% 135 Pts
QC Int 474
QC Float 483
QC Mixed 488
109% 482 Pts
MC Int 2,363
MC Float 2703
MC Mixed 2,552
380% 2,539 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
122% Outstanding
SC Int 130
SC Float 138
SC Mixed 132
107% 133 Pts
QC Int 471
QC Float 482
QC Mixed 488
109% 480 Pts
MC Int 2,347
MC Float 2,698
MC Mixed 2575
380% 2,540 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
111% Outstanding
SC Int 117
SC Float 124
SC Mixed 120
96% 120 Pts
QC Int 403
QC Float 432
QC Mixed 420
95% 418 Pts
MC Int 2,285
MC Float 2,656
MC Mixed 2,526
372% 2,489 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
110% Outstanding
SC Int 111
SC Float 118
SC Mixed 120
93% 116 Pts
QC Int 421
QC Float 436
QC Mixed 421
97% 426 Pts
MC Int 2,223
MC Float 2,597
MC Mixed 2,450
362% 2,423 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 18,553,118 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 135%
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Desktop 149%
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Workstation 167%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME

CPU
Core i9-7980XEIntel  $1,370Bench 118%, 1,910 samples437x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $750Bench 153%, 383,820 samples982x
RTX 2080 TiNvidia  $1,080Bench 200%, 52,971 samples252x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples170x
SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 286%, 37,715 samples246x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $249Bench 279%, 8,687 samples227x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $327Bench 343%, 9,400 samples155x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $326Bench 96%, 15,847 samples82x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 109%, 1,290 samples72x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 2,113 samples51x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $2,585

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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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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

26 mins ago.

RUS-User
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3,330

Excellent

8 months ago.

Je iz vergut ik leyben das protzesser

BRA-User
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2,823

Excellent

4 months ago.

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

IND-User
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2,490

Good

8 days ago.

Insane performance but too expensive

KOR-User
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1,908

Good

8 months ago.

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

BEL-User
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1,574

Good

7 months ago.

MACHINE DE GUERRE ULTRA SURPUISSANTE

DNK-User
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1,448

Good

10 months ago.

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MKD-User
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760

Excellent

5 months ago.

i9 BEST but need more cores to 64 or 128 cores

ninjagamer22
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24

Excellent

11 months ago.

yay

Greenscale
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6

Good

18 months 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...

specify_cs
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6

Good

13 months 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.

OLLIE083
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2

Excellent

5 months ago.

own it, love it.

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