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Intel logo Core i9-7980XE
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General information Core i9-7980XE Core i7-970
Launched Q3 2017 Q3 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Gulftown
Clock 2.6 GHz 18.8 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 16.7 %
Cores 18 0 % 6 66.7 %
Threads 36 0 % 12 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 130 W 21.2 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 18 × 32 kB Instruction
18 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 18 × 1 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 24 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7980XE Core i7-970
Overall Score 66461 0 % 45369 31.7 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 20 % 66.7 %
Benchmark Score 19511 0 % 4237 78.3 %
Single Thread Score 2499.8 0 % 1468.5 41.3 %
Encrypting Data 11844.7 MB/s 0 % 2518.5 MB/s 78.7 %
Compressing Data 512.9 MB/s 0 % 109.8 MB/s 78.6 %
String objects sorting 64662.3 thousand/s 0 % 15121.2 thousand/s 76.6 %
Prime numbers generation 110 millions/s 0 % 28.9 millions/s 73.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 116076 millions/s 0 % 27478.4 millions/s 76.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 71469.6 millions/s 0 % 11546.6 millions/s 83.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7980XE, Core i7-970.

Average frames per second Core i9-7980XE Core i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.1 FPS 89.4 FPS
High settings 243.4 FPS 143.1 FPS
Medium settings 304.2 FPS 178.9 FPS
Low settings 380.3 FPS 223.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i9-7980XE Core i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 167.7 FPS 130.5 FPS
High settings 268.3 FPS 208.8 FPS
Medium settings 335.4 FPS 261.1 FPS
Low settings 419.2 FPS 326.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.2 %
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