Core i7-980X EE: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-980X EE provides poor benchmark performance at 3.84% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
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 nm 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.
Primary details
Core i7-980X EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 1469 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | |
| Power efficiency | 2.80 | of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme) |
| Architecture codename | Gulftown (2010−2011) | |
| Release date | no data |
Detailed specifications
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 | |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 6400 MHz | |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
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 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-980X EE is FX-8370, which is faster by 1% and higher by 11 positions in our ranking.
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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 14 configurations using Core i7-980X EE in our database.
