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.

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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: 136.61

Overall Rank:
1636th fastest in multithreading out of 5026 CPUs
2296th fastest in single threading out of 5026 CPUs
485th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6829

Single Thread Rating

1525

Samples: 851*
*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	28,336 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,950 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,346 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,528 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	116,654 KBytes/Sec
Physics	513 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,267 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,525 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of March 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 19th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,780
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,331
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,505
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,201
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,719
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,627
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,829

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.44
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.30
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		136.61
Intel Core i9-13900K		87.21
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.36
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		1,525

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2475476 - Mar 12 2025 [Overclocked] [Excluded]		6650
BL2470082 - Mar 10 2025 [Overclocked]		7783
BL2470025 - Mar 10 2025		7077
BL2468614 - Mar 09 2025 [Overclocked]		5881
BL2441738 - Feb 25 2025		6852

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 19th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,829
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-980X		3,345 (-51.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X		3,694 (-45.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i7-980X		6,955 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		6,544 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		5,699 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		5,577 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		5,373 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		5,234 (-23.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i7-980X		2,257 (-66.9%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		8,204 (+20.1%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X		5,295 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-980X		7,743 (+13.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,194
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,393
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,858
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,578
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,543
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,828
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,715
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,624
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,508
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,500
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,440
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		1,160

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