Intel Core i7-9700 vs Core i7-980X EE

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Combined performance score

i7-980X EE
3.97

Core i7-9700 outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 117% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1326794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.7916.82
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Intel Core i7
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release dateno data23 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$323
Current price$1108 $250 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-9700 has 840% better value for money than i7-980X EE.

Technical specs

Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.333 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus support6400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700 compatibility with other computer components: 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.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketLGA-1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-980X EE and Core i7-9700.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

i7-980X EE 3.97
i7-9700 8.61
+117%

Core i7-9700 outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 117% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

i7-980X EE 6096
i7-9700 13223
+117%

Core i7-9700 outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 117% in Passmark.

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%

i7-980X EE 23150
i7-9700 37381
+61.5%

Core i7-9700 outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 61% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-980X EE 5.1
i7-9700 4.79
+6.5%

Core i7-980X EE outperforms Core i7-9700 by 6% in wPrime 32.

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%

i7-980X EE 9
i7-9700 14
+62.6%

Core i7-9700 outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 63% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.97 8.61
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

The Core i7-9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-980X EE in performance tests.


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