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.

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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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 53.06

Overall Rank:
470th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
1127th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
141st fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $592.99 USD (2026-02-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

31462

Single Thread Rating

2552

Samples: 316*
*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	126,438 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	78,380 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	113 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	68,445 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,608 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	549,276 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,534 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	42,298 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,552 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		31,462
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		53.06
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		2,552

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3259534 - Feb 03 2026		29359
BL3258385 - Feb 02 2026		31692
BL3254827 - Jan 31 2026		29406
BL3253010 - Jan 31 2026		34009
BL3252406 - Jan 30 2026		32232

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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		31,462
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		38,480 (+22.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		29,479 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		29,605 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i9-10940X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		27,653 (-12.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		27,738 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		38,939 (+23.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		32,498 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		36,188 (+15.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		34,826 (+10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		32,503 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i9-10980XE @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		32,024 (+1.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-9980XE		31,037 (-1.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,432
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
Intel Core i9-9980XE @ 3.00GHz		2,079

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