Intel Core i9-7980XE

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 7000X
Family
Intel Core i9
Generation
7
Name
Intel Core i9-7980XE
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
18
CPU Threads
36
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (18 Cores)
3.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

GPU name
None

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
—
Memory channels
4
Memory type
DDR4-2666
PCIe lanes
44
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
165 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Skylake X
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
25 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q4/2017
Socket
LGA 2066
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7980XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

148 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

28 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

213 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

35 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

169 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

32 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

264 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

35 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

7 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

38 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

21 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

42 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

17 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

72 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i9-7980XE with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1281

Intel Core i9-7980XE

1284

Intel Core i9-9900

1284

Intel Core i9-9900K

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

28196

Intel Core i9-7980XE

31350

Intel Xeon W-3175X

28641

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

446

Intel Core i9-7980XE

448

Intel Core i7-1065G7

447

Intel Core i3-8350K

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

7671

Intel Core i9-7980XE

8848

Intel Core i9-10980XE

8585

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

184

Intel Core i9-7980XE

186

Intel Core i7-7700

186

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

3455

Intel Core i9-7980XE

3684

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3596

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1176

Intel Core i9-7980XE

1183

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

1179

Intel Core i9-10920X

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

16495

Intel Core i9-7980XE

17204

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

17196

Intel Xeon W-3275M

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

77 s

Intel Core i9-7980XE

67.7 s

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

74.9 s

Intel Core i9-10980XE

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4763

Intel Core i9-7980XE

4779

Intel Core i7-7700

4765

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

64908

Intel Core i9-7980XE

66755

AMD Epyc 7551

66755

AMD Epyc 7551P

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.14

Intel Core i9-7980XE

2.14

Intel Core i5-7600

2.14

Intel Core i7-7800X

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

37.91

Intel Core i9-7980XE

39.53

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M

38.89

AMD Epyc 7551

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

27650

Intel Core i9-7980XE

28124

Intel Core i9-9960X

28088

Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark