Intel Core i9 9980XE vs Intel Core i9 7960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Sep 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i9-9980XE
i9-7960X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
165 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
84°C
98 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
16
Performance Core Threads
36
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
28x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,114
1,099
Cinebench R23
27,093
22,189
Geekbench 6
1,480
1,313
Geekbench 5
1,122
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Geekbench 6
11,091
9,066
Geekbench 5
17,154
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Blender
290
-
Passmark CPU
2,569
2,489
Passmark CPU
31,938
26,917