CPU Comparison

Intel Core i9 7980XE

18C / 36T

2.6 - 4.2 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Intel Core i9 9960X

16C / 32T

3.1 - 4.4 GHz

TDP: 165W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,271

Intel Core i9 9960X1,075

Difference: 18.2% (Intel faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE18,066

Intel Core i9 9960X17,953

Difference: 0.6% (Intel faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE7,671

Intel Core i9 9960X6,671

Difference: 15.0% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,410

Intel Core i9 9960X1,432

Difference: 1.6% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE11,418

Intel Core i9 9960X10,707

Difference: 6.6% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE1,117

Intel Core i9 9960X1,173

Difference: 5.0% (Intel faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE14,735

Intel Core i9 9960X15,176

Difference: 3.0% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE2,492

Intel Core i9 9960X2,608

Difference: 4.7% (Intel faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9 7980XE30,462

Intel Core i9 9960X30,525

Difference: 0.2% (Intel faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

2.6 GHz

Base Frequency

3.1 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

22MB shared

DDR4-2666

Memory Support

DDR4-2666

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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