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Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 18 Threads: 36

Typical TDP: 165 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 18 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 18 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 18 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 25 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-7980XE CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Core i9-7980XE CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 9.16

Overall Rank:
493rd fastest in multithreading out of 5473 CPUs
1200th fastest in single threading out of 5473 CPUs
154th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $3,235.10 USD (2025-04-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29634
Single Thread Rating
2435

Samples: 516*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 27,698
Thread: 2,345

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math115,134 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math71,147 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers110 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,184 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,236 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression514,792 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,510 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions39,415 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,435 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 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 4th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,544
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,368
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,954
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 29,634
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,536
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,109
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 264.00
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 162.86
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
 133.36
Intel Core i5-12400F
 113.43
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.13
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 9.16
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 4th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 2,435
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3099618 - Dec 02 2025
29244
BL3095829 - Nov 30 2025
29460
BL3095771 - Nov 30 2025
28740
BL5108040 - Nov 26 2025
31329
BL3078373 - Nov 24 2025
28372
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
As of 4th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 29,634
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 27,474 (-7.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 31,945 (+7.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 23,148 (-21.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,516 (+9.7%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 29,467 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 28,020 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 25,452 (-14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,512 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 23,508 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 31,505 (+6.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 30,954 (+4.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 25,148 (-15.1%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,798
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,456
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,296
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,650
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,485
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,429
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 2,014