Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 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) i9-9980XE CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 36.60

Overall Rank:
522nd fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
1264th fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
149th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $860.85 USD (2026-10-04)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

31504

Single Thread Rating

2557

Samples: 332*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 29,705
Thread: 2,459

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	126,559 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,404 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	113 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	68,481 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,593 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	549,170 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,539 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	42,380 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,557 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	$860.85 USD	Buy Now!

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,196
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,065
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		31,504
Apple M4 10 Core		23,573
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,539
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.79
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		110.61
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		103.82
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		36.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3709128 - Sep 11 2026 [Excluded]		25729
BL3676633 - Aug 27 2026		31064
BL3607434 - Jul 25 2026		31700
BL3607157 - Jul 24 2026		29229
BL3602302 - Jul 22 2026		31677

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		31,504
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		29,322 (-6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		38,397 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		31,932 (+1.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		30,935 (-1.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		27,791 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		54,741 (+73.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		39,788 (+26.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		32,466 (+3.1%)
Intel Xeon W-2275 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		27,475 (-12.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		25,199 (-20.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		70,102 (+122.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		38,887 (+23.4%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,435
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,387
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,510
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,052
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		2,084

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz