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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: 42.85

Overall Rank:
374th fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
976th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
121st fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $699.00 USD (2025-03-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29950
Single Thread Rating
2457

Samples: 454*
*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 Math116,152 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math71,699 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers111 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,820 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,520 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression520,740 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,512 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions39,467 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,457 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of March 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 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,754
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,498
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 29,950
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 101.30
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.35
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 42.85
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 2,457
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2503297 - Mar 23 2025
32968
BL2500364 - Mar 22 2025 [Overclocked]
35664
BL2498633 - Mar 21 2025 [Overclocked]
38317
BL2492458 - Mar 19 2025
27023
BL2466377 - Mar 08 2025
35424
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 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 29,950
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 27,640 (-7.7%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 29,558 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 31,716 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,408 (+8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,605 (+8.9%)
Intel Xeon W-2275 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 27,849 (-7.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 23,091 (-22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 66,322 (+121.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,580 (+8.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 31,048 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 28,147 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 25,662 (-14.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,292
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 2,026


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