CPU Comparison

Intel Core i9 7980XE

18C / 36T

2.6 - 4.2 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Intel Core i9 9940X

14C / 28T

3.3 - 4.4 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,271

Intel Core i9 9940X1,231

Difference: 3.2% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE18,066

Intel Core i9 9940X15,373

Difference: 17.5% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE7,671

Intel Core i9 9940X5,912

Difference: 29.8% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,410

Intel Core i9 9940X1,328

Difference: 6.2% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE11,418

Intel Core i9 9940X9,787

Difference: 16.7% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,117

Intel Core i9 9940X1,189

Difference: 6.4% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE14,735

Intel Core i9 9940X14,374

Difference: 2.5% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE2,492

Intel Core i9 9940X2,608

Difference: 4.7% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE30,462

Intel Core i9 9940X28,355

Difference: 7.4% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

2.6 GHz

Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.2 GHz

Boost Frequency

4.4 GHz

165 W

TDP

165 W

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-2066

Skylake

Architecture

Skylake

14nm

Manufacturing

14nm

2017

Release Year

2018

25MB shared

L3 Cache

20MB shared

DDR4-2666

Memory Support

DDR4-2666

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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