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Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 136.79

Overall Rank:
1730th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
2391st fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
513th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.99 USD (2024-12-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6838
Single Thread Rating
1524

Samples: 858*
*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 Math28,353 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,956 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,330 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,526 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression116,757 KBytes/Sec
Physics513 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,288 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,524 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 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


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Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS $2370.42
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,660
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,299
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,017
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,482
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
6,838
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
186.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
150.65
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
136.79
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
130.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.23
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 June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
1,524
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2694934 - Jun 13 2025
7366
BL2567390 - Apr 19 2025 [Excluded]
4026
BL2555080 - Apr 15 2025 [Overclocked]
8281
BL2540714 - Apr 08 2025
6841
BL2535147 - Apr 06 2025 [Overclocked]
6629
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 June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
6,838
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,338 (-21.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-980X
3,350 (-51.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X
3,702 (-45.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i7-980X
6,945 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
6,715 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
6,531 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,696 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,579 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,576 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,498 (-19.6%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X
4,220 (-38.3%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
3,023 (-55.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,487
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,520
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,493
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
1,159