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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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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 44.74

Overall Rank: 959

Last Price Change: $157.19 USD (2022-08-12)

Average CPU Mark

7032

Single Thread Rating: 1560
Samples: 245*
*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	29,467 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,258 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,810 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	117.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	485 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,139 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,560 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of August 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of August 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of August 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
	$157.19 USD	Buy Now!

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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,718
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,319
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,115
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,994
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,213
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,649
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,824
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,521
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,805
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		7,032

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.13
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		109.98
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		75.98
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		61.33
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		47.10
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		44.74
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.83
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.72
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 16th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,752
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,357
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,071
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,954
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,896
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,757
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,666
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,571
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		1,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1561824 - May 06 2022		6990
BL1489393 - Jan 02 2022		7088
BL1480202 - Dec 16 2021		6822
BL1447090 - Sep 15 2021		7117
BL1442849 - Sep 03 2021		6947

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz
As of 16th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		7,032
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz		8,396
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		5,623
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz		7,128
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,816
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz		6,490
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,253
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz		8,083
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz		8,059
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,237
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G		7,195
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		7,115
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T		3,739

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

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