Core i7-980X EE vs Core i7-990X EE

Place in performance ranking	1268	1342
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	1.79
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	Core i7 (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	Gulftown (2010−2011)
Release date	no data	no data
Current price	no data	$1108

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core i7-990X EE and Core i7-980X EE 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.467 GHz	3.333 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	6400 MHz	6400 MHz
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-990X EE and Core i7-980X EE 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.

Socket	LGA-1366	LGA-1366
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt

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.

i7-990X EE 4.28
+8.6%

i7-980X EE 3.94

Core i7-990X EE outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 9% based on our aggregated 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%

i7-990X EE 6624
+8.7%

i7-980X EE 6096

Core i7-990X EE outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 9% 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%

i7-990X EE 22228

i7-980X EE 23150
+4.1%

Core i7-980X EE outperforms Core i7-990X EE by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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%

i7-990X EE 7042

i7-980X EE 7123
+1.1%

Core i7-980X EE outperforms Core i7-990X EE by 1% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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%

i7-990X EE 5.17

i7-980X EE 5.1
+1.4%

Core i7-990X EE outperforms Core i7-980X EE by 1% 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%

i7-990X EE 9

i7-980X EE 9
+0.3%