Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 18 Cores and 36 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 18 Threads: 36

Typical TDP: 165 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 18 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 18 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 18 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 25 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7980XE CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i9-7980XE CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 39.04

Overall Rank: 284

Last Price Change: $773.28 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

30186

Single Thread Rating: 2481
Samples: 397*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 27,698
Thread: 2,345

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	116,580 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	72,073 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	111 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	64,768 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,747 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	530,229 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,508 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	39,698 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,481 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$773.28 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	Intel NUC 9 Extreme Kit, NUC9i7QNX, w/US Cord, Single Pack (BXNUC9i7QNX1)	$349.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel 2022 NUC 11 Extreme Mini PC 8-Core i9-11900KB 32GB DDR4 2TB NVMe SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6X WiFi 6E RJ-45 HDMI DP 2xThunderbolt 4 RGB Lighting Windows 11 Pro w/RE 32GB USB	$2849.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Latest Intel NUC 11 Extreme Mini Desktop \| Intel 8-Core i9-11900KB \| 32GB DDR4 1TB NVMe SSD \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6 \| WiFi 6e \| Thunderbolt 4 \| RJ45 \| HDMI \| DP \| Windows 11 Pro	$2699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Latest Intel NUC 11 Extreme Mini Desktop \| Intel 8-Core i9-11900KB \| 64GB DDR4 2TB NVMe SSD \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti 8GB GDDR6 \| WiFi 6e \| Thunderbolt 4 \| RJ45 \| HDMI \| DP \| Windows 10 Pro	$2999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Newest NUC 11 Extreme Mini PC, i9-11900KB 8Cores, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB RAM 2TB SSD, WiFi 6E, HDMI, Displayport, Thunderbolt 4, RJ45, Win11 Pro	$2849.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,330
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz		30,186
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,442
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz		39.04
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz		2,481

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2084366 - Apr 22 2024 [Overclocked]		37367
BL2077743 - Apr 14 2024 [Overclocked]		36292
BL2077467 - Apr 13 2024 [Overclocked]		36156
BL2073086 - Apr 08 2024		28743
BL2064549 - Mar 29 2024		30603

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz		30,186
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		27,577 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		25,557 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		28,059 (-7.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		29,384 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		27,860 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		25,987 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		25,223 (-16.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		32,738 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		26,278 (-12.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		23,142 (-23.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		62,528 (+107.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE		32,659 (+8.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		10,026
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,993
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,792
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,515
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz		2,256

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

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