Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-980X @ 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.
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Intel Core i7-980X @ 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 X 980 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 62.31

Overall Rank: 1393

Last Price Change: $110.00 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

6854

Single Thread Rating: 1531
Samples: 816*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,175
Thread: 1,457

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

Integer Math	28,489 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,989 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,566 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,572 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	117,254 KBytes/Sec
Physics	514 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,210 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,531 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$148.02 USD	Buy Now!
	$110.00 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 April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,653
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,014
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,426
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,854

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.73
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		62.31
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		1,531

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2076025 - Apr 12 2024		7733
BL2075809 - Apr 12 2024		7517
BL2072854 - Apr 08 2024		7357
BL2070818 - Apr 05 2024		7356
BL2066113 - Mar 31 2024 [Overclocked]		8823

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,854
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X		6,059 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		5,754 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		5,721 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		8,094 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		8,068 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		7,269 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		7,140 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		7,124 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		6,462 (-5.7%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X		6,159 (-10.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-980X		3,849 (-43.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i7-980X		21,568 (+214.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,687
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,573
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,524
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		1,431

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

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