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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: 42.85

Overall Rank:
372nd fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
970th fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
121st fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $699.00 USD (2025-03-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29950
Single Thread Rating
2458

Samples: 452*
*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 Math116,137 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math71,697 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers111 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting63,817 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption11,529 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression520,657 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,511 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions39,410 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,458 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th 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 17th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,792
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,053
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,512
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 29,950
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,202
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,627
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 236.39
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 214.51
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 150.23
Intel Core i9-12900K
 138.24
Intel Core i9-13900K
 97.99
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.21
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 42.85
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 17th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,020
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 i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 2,458
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2466377 - Mar 08 2025
35424
BL2444615 - Feb 27 2025 [Overclocked]
36270
BL2437417 - Feb 24 2025
29828
BL2432071 - Feb 21 2025
24246
BL2432005 - Feb 21 2025
23673
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 17th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 29,950
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 27,608 (-7.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 29,525 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 31,673 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,406 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 30,298 (+1.2%)
Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 28,147 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 27,864 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 25,097 (-16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 32,609 (+8.9%)
Intel Xeon W-2275 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 27,866 (-7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 25,763 (-14.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
 23,051 (-23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,434
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,857
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,531
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,830
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,723
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,606
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,459
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,445
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz
 2,026