Core i7-980X EE: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 3.94% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
This is a Gulftown architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 32 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3600 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is LGA-1366 processor with a TDP of 130 Watt.
General info
Core i7-980X EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1341 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 1.79 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | |
| Architecture codename | Gulftown (2010−2011) | |
| Release date | no data | |
| Current price | $1108 | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | |
| Threads | 12 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.333 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus support | 6400 MHz | |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-980X EE compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | LGA-1366 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-980X EE. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-980X EE is Ryzen 3 2200GE, which is slower by 1% and lower by 10 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-980X EE:
Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i7-980X EE, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i7-980X EE in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 16 configurations based on Core i7-980X EE in our database.
