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.

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

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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 Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 12 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 45.86

Overall Rank: 1045

Last Price Change: $150.00 USD (2022-12-07)

Average CPU Mark

6879

Single Thread Rating: 1532
Samples: 248*
*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	29,178 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,212 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,702 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	115.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	483 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,093 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,532 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of December 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$150.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, 8GB DDR4, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 500GB NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A11)	$769.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Alarco Gaming PC Desktop Computer Intel i5 3.10GHz,8GB Ram,1TB Hard Drive,Windows 10 pro,WiFi Ready,Video Card Nvidia GTX 650 1GB, 3 RGB Fans with Remote	$449.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-895-UA92 Desktop, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400 6-Core Processor, 12GB 2666MHz DDR4, 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD, 8X DVD, 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6, USB 3.2 Type C, Windows 10 Home	$598.60 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC Windows 10 Pro, 8GB RAM/128GB SSD Mini Desktop Computer Intel Celeron J3455 Processor, Quad Core Micro Computer 4K, Support mSATA, 2.5-inch SSD, 2.4G/ 5.0G WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, HTPC	$195.94 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11, BNUC11TNHi7 Intel Core™ i7-1165G7 Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.70 GHz, Intel UHD, Wi-Fi 6 AX201, Bluetooth, Dual HDMI 2.0b, Win 10 Pro (16 GB RAM \| 256 GB SSD \| Win10Pro)	$645.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,548
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,212
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,946
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,158
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,590
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,801
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,341
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		6,879

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		163.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		138.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		94.64
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		81.05
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		70.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.51
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		45.86
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,830
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,354
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,949
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		1,532

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1685435 - Dec 03 2022		5366
BL1657995 - Oct 27 2022		5441
BL1637187 - Sep 27 2022		5389
BL1561824 - May 06 2022		6990
BL1489393 - Jan 02 2022		7088

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz
As of 8th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		6,879
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,391 (+22.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		6,467 (-6.0%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		6,158 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		5,491 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		7,125 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		6,831 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,253 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,063 (+17.2%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		5,975 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		5,787 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		5,658 (-17.8%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		5,214 (-24.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,737
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,728
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,087
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,831
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,606
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,475
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,419
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,384
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,204
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,006
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,824
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		1,380

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

Pricing History

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