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Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [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: 37.51

Overall Rank:
358th fastest in multithreading out of 4984 CPUs
951st fastest in single threading out of 4984 CPUs
116th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $799.00 USD (2025-01-08)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29971
Single Thread Rating
2456

Samples: 443*
*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 Math115,836 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math71,496 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers111 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,848 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,567 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression522,225 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,511 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions39,669 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,456 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,825
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,389
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,574
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
29,971
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,215
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,616
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,150
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
190.94
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.74
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
144.16
Intel Core i9-13900K
131.90
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
52.88
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
37.51
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
2,456
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2388607 - Feb 03 2025
31670
BL2387055 - Feb 03 2025 [Overclocked]
35716
BL2386169 - Feb 02 2025
31764
BL2380158 - Jan 31 2025 [Overclocked]
35650
BL2378422 - Jan 30 2025 [Overclocked]
26758
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
29,971
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
27,614 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
29,478 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
31,788 (+6.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
30,911 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
32,539 (+8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
28,308 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
28,494 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
27,871 (-7.0%)
Intel Xeon W-2275 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
27,866 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
26,145 (-12.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
23,109 (-22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
62,493 (+108.5%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,866
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,636
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,601
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,525
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,300
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,033
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
2,025