Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

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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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 51.32

Overall Rank: 1016

Last Price Change: $133.00 USD (2022-09-24)

Average CPU Mark

6826

Single Thread Rating: 1532
Samples: 770*
*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	28,582 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,038 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,624 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	114.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	514 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,039 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,532 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of September 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of September 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$1,099.95 USD	Buy Now!
	$133.00 USD	Buy Now!

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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,711
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,261
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,059
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,975
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,194
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,637
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,817
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,465
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,804
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,826

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.07
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		112.70
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		86.35
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		73.83
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		51.32
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		47.10
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.83
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		33.28
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 25th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,756
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,570
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		1,532

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1635516 - Sep 24 2022		7047
BL1625994 - Sep 08 2022		7352
BL1624848 - Sep 05 2022		6847
BL1610517 - Aug 11 2022		6444
BL1607564 - Aug 05 2022		6498

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
As of 25th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,826
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz		8,509
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		7,032
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		5,626
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz		7,234
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G		7,192
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz		7,134
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz		7,030
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G		6,776
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,493
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,465
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T		3,751
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G		19,830

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

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