Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T 2.6 / 4.2 GHz 2017 $258 desktop no gpu
The Intel Core i9-7980XE is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2017. This CPU features 18 cores, a base clock of 2600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4200 MHz and 25 MB of L3 cache. The Intel Core i9-7980XE is designed for the LGA2066 socket. A dedicated graphics card is required.
Peformance:
Intel Core i9-7980XE is better than 91% cpus with score 387In this chart you can see what tasks is this cpu good for. The scores are Blender Benchmark Scores Blender Score represents total processor multi-core performance under sustained heavy load. It represents the total power of processor well..
Intel Core i9-7980XE (387)
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Basic / Office Use - Web Browsing, E-Mail / Documents, 1080p Video, Casual Games
80
Home / Everyday PC - Advanced Browsing, 4K Video / Large Excel, Light gaming 60fps, Basic Photo Editing / Coding
130
Power User - 4k Video / Photo Editing, Heavy Browsing, Modern Gaming / Medium, Starting Content Creators
220
Professional - Advanced Video Editing, High Gaming / 1440p, Advanced Graphics 3D, Heavy Programming / VM
350
Workstation/Extreme - Ultra Gaming, Multiple VM, Heavy Databases, Heavy Compiling
Specs
Type
Desktop
Cores
18
Threads
36
Speed
2.6 GHz
Turbo
4.2 GHz
Release Date
2017
GPU
-
Socket
LGA 2066
Current Price
$258
Release Price
L3
25 MB
Base TDP
165 W
Max TDP
Nm
Unlocked
-
Official Site
| Type | Desktop |
| Cores | 18 |
| Threads | 36 |
| Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo | 4.2 GHz |
| Current Price | $258 |
| Release Price | |
| Release Date | 2017 |
| GPU | - |
| Socket | LGA2066 |
| L3 | 25 MB |
| Base TDP | 165 W |
| Max TDP | |
| Nm | |
| Unlocked | - |
| Official Site | intel.com |
| Performance Tier | Core i9 |
| Class | Intel Core |
| Code Name | Skylake |
| Performance Cores | 18 |
| Efficiency Cores | - |
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 4 |
| Max Memory | 128 MB |
| Bits | |
| tjMax | 94°C |
| PCI Generation | 3 |
| PCI Lanes | 44 |
| L1 Cache | |
| L2 Cache | |
| Product IDs | Box BXC80673I97980X (China)BX80673I97980X Tray CD8067303734902 |
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