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Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-980X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 87.44

Overall Rank:
1558th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2199th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
469th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $78.00 USD (2024-12-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6820
Single Thread Rating
1527

Samples: 839*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,175
Thread: 1,457

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math28,351 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,951 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,399 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,530 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression116,718 KBytes/Sec
Physics512 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,244 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,527 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$78.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS $2199.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
6,820
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
132.58
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
87.44
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
1,527
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2266698 - Dec 05 2024 [Overclocked]
8146
BL2266639 - Dec 05 2024
7749
BL2256179 - Nov 26 2024
7330
BL2247367 - Nov 16 2024
7291
BL2244155 - Nov 13 2024
7389
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
6,820
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,261 (-22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-980X
7,755 (+13.7%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X
6,066 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,491 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
8,516 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
8,075 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
8,066 (+18.3%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
7,268 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
7,130 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
7,129 (+4.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-980X
7,129 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
7,062 (+3.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,929
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
1,159