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.
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 Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 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: 35.39

Overall Rank: 1085

Last Price Change: $192.90 USD (2023-01-30)

Average CPU Mark

6827

Single Thread Rating: 1534
Samples: 781*
*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	28,648 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,059 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,615 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	115.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	510 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,047 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,534 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$192.90 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,581
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,753
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,162
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,962
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,933
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,564
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,268
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,827

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		171.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.13
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		114.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		41.70
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		35.39
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		1,534

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1725753 - Jan 21 2023		7110
BL1713798 - Jan 06 2023		6907
BL1702304 - Dec 23 2022		6131
BL1685174 - Dec 02 2022		6978
BL1679937 - Nov 26 2022		6786

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 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,827
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X		6,175 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		8,391 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		6,871 (+0.6%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		8,265 (+21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7-980X		21,933 (+221.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7-980X		18,259 (+167.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-980X		13,989 (+104.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-980X		12,296 (+80.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		8,267 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		7,803 (+14.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i7-980X		7,592 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X		7,568 (+10.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,633
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,563
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,106
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,697
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,676
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,647
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,519
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		1,425

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