Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Intel Core i7 8700
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
i7-8700
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
6
Performance Core Threads
36
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
18
6
Total Thread Count
36
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
26x
32x
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
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1200 MHz
Shader Units
-
192
Texture Units
-
24
Raster Operation Units
-
3
Execution Units
-
24
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
1,211
Cinebench R23
28,196
7,068
Geekbench 6
1,410
1,258
Geekbench 6
11,418
4,394
Passmark CPU
2,492
2,647
Passmark CPU
30,462
12,874
Geekbench 5
-
1,166
Geekbench 5
-
6,209
Blender
-
143