Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-980 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 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 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: 19.69

Overall Rank:
1915th fastest in multithreading out of 5493 CPUs
2579th fastest in single threading out of 5493 CPUs
546th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $349.95 USD (2025-02-04)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6890

Single Thread Rating

1542

Samples: 275*
*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	29,149 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,246 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,580 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,550 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	118,655 KBytes/Sec
Physics	475 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,414 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,542 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,554
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,349
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		6,890

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.41
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		19.69
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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		1,542

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3007860 - Oct 27 2025		7623
BL3004883 - Oct 26 2025		7563
BL2995138 - Oct 22 2025		6716
BL2900230 - Sep 11 2025		7236
BL2900014 - Sep 11 2025		6935

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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		6,890
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		5,790 (-16.0%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		6,819 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,554 (+24.2%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,402 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,204 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		8,045 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		7,135 (+3.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		5,318 (-22.8%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980		6,090 (-11.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-980		3,819 (-44.6%)
Intel Core i7-9850HL @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		7,897 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980		6,547 (-5.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		1,115

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