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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: 119% (5th of 1137)

Based on 1,024 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00050654 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7980XE CPU @ 2.60GHz
Poor: 100%Average: 119% Great: 142%
Gaming
Gaming 119%
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Desktop
Desktop 117%
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Workstation
Workstation 193%
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Outstanding average bench

The Intel Core i9-7980XE averaged 19.3% 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 2,485Pts
Multi Core Floating Point Speed 2,841Pts

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 122Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,024 samples)
Rank 5119%
Min Avg Max
93.1 SC Int 119 140
92.8 SC Float 126 149
92.9 SC Mixed 122 144
98% 123 Pts
Min Avg Max
369 QC Int 457 544
386 QC Float 483 582
370 QC Mixed 468 558
106% 469 Pts
Min Avg Max
2,080 MC Int 2,485 3,105
2,302 MC Float 2,841 3,565
2,231 MC Mixed 2,690 3,363
399% 2,672 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)
135% Outstanding
SC Int 129
SC Float 136
SC Mixed 133
106% 133 Pts
QC Int 512
QC Float 545
QC Mixed 530
120% 529 Pts
MC Int 2,862
MC Float 3,389
MC Mixed 3172
469% 3,141 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 18 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
131% Outstanding
SC Int 136
SC Float 146
SC Mixed 140
113% 141 Pts
QC Int 543
QC Float 585
QC Mixed 561
128% 563 Pts
MC Int 2,316
MC Float 2,599
MC Mixed 2,411
365% 2,442 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
112% Outstanding
SC Int 111
SC Float 120
SC Mixed 120
94% 117 Pts
QC Int 431
QC Float 450
QC Mixed 433
99% 438 Pts
MC Int 2,081
MC Float 2,603
MC Mixed 2,460
355% 2,382 Pts
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
111% Outstanding
SC Int 117
SC Float 123
SC Mixed 120
96% 120 Pts
QC Int 406
QC Float 432
QC Mixed 419
95% 419 Pts
MC Int 2,302
MC Float 2,674
MC Mixed 2,521
373% 2,499 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 12,268,914 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 136%
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Desktop
Desktop 149%
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Workstation
Workstation 169%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME

CPU
Core i9-7980XEIntel  $1,930Bench 119%, 1,024 samples294x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $799Bench 154%, 228,917 samples679x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $470Bench 123%, 351,049 samples108x
Titan XpNvidiaBench 156%, 2,092 samples86x
SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $360Bench 283%, 7,021 samples170x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $170Bench 281%, 27,779 samples169x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $223Bench 247%, 14,047 samples76x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 96%, 6,357 samples51x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 114%, 724 samples47x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 108%, 1,303 samples33x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $3,089

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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

2 days ago.

RUS-User
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2,874

Excellent

16 days ago.

Je iz vergut ik leyben das protzesser

IND-User
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2,106

Excellent

1 month ago.

Insane performance but too expensive

KOR-User
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1,576

Good

4 days ago.

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

BEL-User
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1,380

Good

6 months ago.

MACHINE DE GUERRE ULTRA SURPUISSANTE

DNK-User
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1,272

Good

2 months ago.

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MKD-User
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680

Excellent

5 months ago.

i9 BEST but need more cores to 64 or 128 cores

Greenscale
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6

Good

10 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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Good

5 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.

ninjagamer22
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Excellent

3 months ago.

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