CPU Comparison

Intel Core i7 9800X

8C / 16T

3.8 - 4.4 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Intel Core i9 7980XE

18C / 36T

2.6 - 4.2 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X1,263

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,271

Difference: 0.6% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X13,055

Intel Core i9 7980XE18,066

Difference: 38.4% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X1,314

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,410

Difference: 7.3% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X7,991

Intel Core i9 7980XE11,418

Difference: 42.9% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X1,225

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,117

Difference: 9.7% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X9,648

Intel Core i9 7980XE14,735

Difference: 52.7% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X2,573

Intel Core i9 7980XE2,492

Difference: 3.3% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7 9800X18,121

Intel Core i9 7980XE30,462

Difference: 68.1% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.8 GHz

Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

4.4 GHz

Boost Frequency

4.2 GHz

165 W

TDP

165 W

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-2066

Skylake

Architecture

Skylake

14nm

Manufacturing

14nm

2018

Release Year

2017

17MB shared

L3 Cache

25MB shared

DDR4-2666

Memory Support

DDR4-2666

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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