Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz can be found below. 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.
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Intel Core i7-980 @ 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 980 @ 3.33GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 980 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 23.81

Overall Rank:
1451st fastest in multithreading out of 4747 CPUs
2083rd fastest in single threading out of 4747 CPUs
432nd fastest in out of 1366 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $290.84 USD (2023-03-29)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6926

Single Thread Rating

1539

Samples: 255*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,886
Thread: 1,435

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

Integer Math	29,265 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,319 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,815 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,688 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	118,531 KBytes/Sec
Physics	483 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,195 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,539 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of July 2024.
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 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,266
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,445
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,041
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,899
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,290
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,756
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,533
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,178
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		6,926

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		230.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.47
Intel Core i9-12900K		142.48
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		130.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		23.81
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 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		1,539

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2085686 - Apr 24 2024		8805
BL1971271 - Dec 16 2023		8819
BL1970337 - Dec 15 2023		8814
BL1847069 - Jun 26 2023		7491
BL1847059 - Jun 26 2023		6883

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz
As of 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		6,926
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,209 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,541 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,437 (+21.8%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		6,768 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,404 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,067 (+16.5%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		7,110 (+2.7%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		5,234 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i7-5930K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		10,325 (+49.1%)
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		7,733 (+11.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		6,346 (-8.4%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		6,206 (-10.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,372
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,032
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,524
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,386
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,019
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,791
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,531
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		1,383

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