Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Intel Core i7 6700K
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
i7-6700K
Integrated Graphics
N/A
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
165 W
91 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
-
Transistor Count
-
1.75 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
4
Performance Core Threads
36
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
18
4
Total Thread Count
36
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
26x
40
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1150 MHz
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
1,129
Cinebench R23
28,196
5,646
Geekbench 6
1,410
1,512
Geekbench 6
11,418
5,068
Passmark CPU
2,492
2,503
Passmark CPU
30,462
8,928
Geekbench 5
-
1,087
Geekbench 5
-
4,271
Blender
-
107