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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: 9.22

Overall Rank:
438th fastest in multithreading out of 5277 CPUs
1081st fastest in single threading out of 5277 CPUs
137th fastest in out of 1452 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29831
Single Thread Rating
2457

Samples: 483*
*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 Math116,024 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math71,638 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers111 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,657 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,359 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression518,817 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,503 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions39,596 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,457 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 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 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,606
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,007
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,422
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 29,831
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,498
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,151
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.55
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.25
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 141.03
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.04
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.49
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 9.22
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 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,919
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,562
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 2,457
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2763926 - Jul 14 2025 [Overclocked]
34917
BL2763894 - Jul 14 2025 [Overclocked]
34869
BL2755599 - Jul 11 2025
30776
BL2721150 - Jun 25 2025
29017
BL2697847 - Jun 15 2025 [Overclocked]
36316
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 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 29,831
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 27,595 (-7.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,195 (+7.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 23,105 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,546 (+9.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 29,467 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 28,116 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i9-7940X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 25,611 (-14.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,577 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 23,494 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 31,566 (+5.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 31,026 (+4.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 25,235 (-15.4%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,400
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,142
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,279
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,838
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,569
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,479
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,275
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,823
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,798
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,597
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,532
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,450
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 2,019