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Intel logo Core i9-7980XE
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General information Core i9-7980XE Core i7-2700K
Launched Q3 2017 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Sandy Bridge
Clock 2.6 GHz 25.7 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 7.1 %
Cores 18 0 % 4 77.8 %
Threads 36 0 % 8 77.8 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 95 W 42.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 18 × 32 kB Instruction
18 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 18 × 1 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 24 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-7980XE Core i7-2700K
Overall Score 66461 0 % 43860 34 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 27 % 55 %
Benchmark Score 19511 0 % 3701 81 %
Single Thread Score 2475 0 % 1804.3 27.1 %
Encrypting Data 11821.2 MB/s 0 % 1771.8 MB/s 85 %
Compressing Data 513.4 MB/s 0 % 93.7 MB/s 81.8 %
String objects sorting 64468.1 thousand/s 0 % 13938.8 thousand/s 78.4 %
Prime numbers generation 110.1 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 76.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 115610 millions/s 0 % 21933.4 millions/s 81 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 71685.8 millions/s 0 % 8265.5 millions/s 88.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-7980XE, Core i7-2700K.

Average frames per second Core i9-7980XE Core i7-2700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 152.1 FPS 85.0 FPS
High settings 243.4 FPS 135.9 FPS
Medium settings 304.2 FPS 169.9 FPS
Low settings 380.3 FPS 212.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.1 %

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 i7-2700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 167.9 FPS 127.9 FPS
High settings 268.6 FPS 204.7 FPS
Medium settings 335.7 FPS 255.8 FPS
Low settings 419.7 FPS 319.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.8 %
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