Processors

Core i9-7980XE

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in

Intel
Factory

FCLGA2066
Socket

Q3 2017
Launched

Intel Core i9
Series Name

Skylake-X
Core Family Name

2.6 GHz
Clock

4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock

18
Cores

36
Threads

165 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

128 GB
Maximum supported RAM

14 nm
Lithography

18 × 32 kB
L1 Instruction Cache

18 × 32 kB
L1 Data Cache

18 × 1 MB
L2 Cache

1 × 24 MB
L3 Cache

No
ECC Supported

Yes
Multithreading Supported

Overall Score 4298

Benchmark Score 24072

Single Thread Score 2507.5

Future proof 65%

About Intel Core i9-7980XE

Intel Core i9-7980XE is processor manufactured by Intel and launched in Q3 2017 . It's using FCLGA2066 socket. It has 18 cores and 36 threads with clock of 2.6 GHz that can turbo clock itself to 4.2 GHz . This processor is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 165 watts of power .

Component performance

11894.7 MB/s
Encrypting Data

522.3 MB/s
Compressing Data

65.3 thousand/s
String objects sorting

109 millions/s
Prime numbers generation

115454 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (integer)

72866.9 millions/s
Mathemathic operations (float)

Compatible graphic cards

Graphic cards that best works with Core i9-7980XE on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	Radeon RX 6750 XT	Desktop Used in	Q2 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	2150 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2150 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	RTX A4500	Desktop Used in	Q1 2022 Launched		1050 MHz Core Clock	20 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1050 MHz Core Clock	20 MB Memory	200 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q4 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1410 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1410 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	200 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	TITAN RTX	Workstation Used in	Q4 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1350 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1350 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	280 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Desktop Used in	Q1 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	2321 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2321 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	230 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro RTX 8000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1395 MHz Core Clock	49152 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1395 MHz Core Clock	49152 MB Memory	260 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER	Desktop Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1650 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1650 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	TITAN V	Desktop Used in	Q4 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1200 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1200 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro GV100	Workstation Used in	Q1 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1132 MHz Core Clock	32768 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1132 MHz Core Clock	32768 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1350 MHz Core Clock	11264 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1350 MHz Core Clock	11264 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro RTX 6000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1440 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1440 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	295 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon PRO W6800	Workstation Used in	Q2 2021 Launched		2075 MHz Core Clock	32 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2075 MHz Core Clock	32 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	TITAN Xp	Desktop Used in	Q2 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1405 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1405 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6700	Desktop Used in	Q3 2022 Launched		2132 MHz Core Clock	10 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2132 MHz Core Clock	10 MB Memory	220 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	TITAN Xp COLLECTORS EDITION	Desktop Used in	Q4 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1405 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1405 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	RTX A4000	Workstation Used in	Q2 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	735 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		735 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	140 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6800	Desktop Used in	Q4 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1815 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1815 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6850M XT	Desktop Used in	Q3 2022 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation
	GeForce RTX 2080	Desktop Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1515 MHz Core Clock	8096 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1515 MHz Core Clock	8096 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 3070	Desktop Used in	Q4 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1500 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1500 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	220 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	RTX A6000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1410 MHz Core Clock	49152 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1410 MHz Core Clock	49152 MB Memory	300 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q1 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1480 MHz Core Clock	11264 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1480 MHz Core Clock	11264 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER	Desktop Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1605 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1605 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	215 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	RTX A5000	Workstation Used in	Q2 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1170 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1170 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	230 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6650 XT	Desktop Used in	Q2 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	2055 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2055 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	176 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q2 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1575 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1575 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	290 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 3060	Desktop Used in	Q1 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1320 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1320 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	170 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5700 XT	Desktop Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1605 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1605 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	225 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon VII	Desktop Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1400 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1400 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	300 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER	Desktop Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1407 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1407 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	175 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary	Desktop Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1680 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1680 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	235 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6600 XT	Desktop Used in	Q3 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1968 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1968 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	160 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6800 XT	Desktop Used in	Q4 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	2015 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2015 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	300 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro RTX 5000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1620 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1620 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	230 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 2070	Desktop Used in	Q4 2018 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1410 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1410 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	175 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon Pro W5700	Desktop Used in	Q1 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1243 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1243 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	205 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro P6000	Workstation Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1417 MHz Core Clock	24000 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1417 MHz Core Clock	24000 MB Memory	250 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro GP100	Workstation Used in	Q2 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1328 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1328 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	235 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Quadro RTX 4000	Workstation Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1005 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1005 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	160 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1080	Desktop Used in	Q2 2016 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	180 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon PRO W6600	Workstation Used in	Q3 2021 Launched		2331 MHz Core Clock	8 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		2331 MHz Core Clock	8 MB Memory	120 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 3080	Desktop Used in	Q1 2022 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1260 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1260 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	350 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6600	Desktop Used in	Q4 2021 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x8 Motherboard Bus	1626 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1626 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	132 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 2060	Desktop Used in	Q1 2022 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1470 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1470 MHz Core Clock	12288 MB Memory	185 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 5700	Desktop Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1465 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1465 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	180 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce GTX 1070 Ti	Desktop Used in	Q4 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1607 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	180 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX Vega 64	Desktop Used in	Q3 2017 Launched	PCIe 3.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1247 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1247 MHz Core Clock	8192 MB Memory	295 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	GeForce RTX 3090	Desktop Used in	Q3 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1400 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1400 MHz Core Clock	24576 MB Memory	350 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon RX 6900 XT	Desktop Used in	Q4 2020 Launched	PCIe 4.0 x16 Motherboard Bus	1825 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1825 MHz Core Clock	16384 MB Memory	300 W Thermal Design Power TDP
	Radeon 6700	Desktop Used in	Q4 2022 Launched				Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation

Average frames per second

Core i9-7980XE can run games with frames per second ranging from 110.8 FPS up to 336.3 FPS depending on game settings.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 110.8 FPS .
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 214.8 FPS .
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 269.9 FPS .
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 336.3 FPS .

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

game Grand Theft Auto V

Processor Intel Core i9-7980XE

Number of frames per second for Intel Core i9-7980XE processor in Grand Theft Auto V game. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, Intel Core i9-7980XE can achieve from 144.0 FPS up to 868.3 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game.

On ultra settings Intel Core i9-7980XE can achieve from 144.0 FPS up to 286.2 FPS , with average around 194.9 FPS .
On high settings Intel Core i9-7980XE can achieve from 279.2 FPS up to 554.8 FPS , with average around 377.9 FPS .
On medium settings Intel Core i9-7980XE can achieve from 350.7 FPS up to 696.9 FPS , with average around 474.8 FPS .
On low settings Intel Core i9-7980XE can achieve from 437.0 FPS up to 868.3 FPS , with average around 591.5 FPS .

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Processors

Core i9-7980XE

Component specifications

About Intel Core i9-7980XE

Component performance

Compatible graphic cards

Radeon RX 6750 XT

RTX A4500

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

TITAN RTX

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Quadro RTX 8000

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

TITAN V

Quadro GV100

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Quadro RTX 6000

Radeon PRO W6800

TITAN Xp

Radeon RX 6700

TITAN Xp COLLECTORS EDITION

RTX A4000

Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 6850M XT

GeForce RTX 2080

GeForce RTX 3070

RTX A6000

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

RTX A5000

Radeon RX 6650 XT

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3060

Radeon RX 5700 XT

Radeon VII

GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Radeon RX 6800 XT

Quadro RTX 5000

GeForce RTX 2070

Radeon Pro W5700

Quadro P6000

Quadro GP100

Quadro RTX 4000

GeForce GTX 1080

Radeon PRO W6600

GeForce RTX 3080

Radeon RX 6600

GeForce RTX 2060

Radeon RX 5700

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Radeon RX Vega 64

GeForce RTX 3090

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Radeon 6700

Average frames per second

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator Settings

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EPYC 7282

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Configuration Settings

General Tasks

Processor Intense Tasks

Graphic Card Intense Tasks

Frames per second calculator