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Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-980X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 136.72

Overall Rank:
1668th fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
2322nd fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
491st fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.99 USD (2024-12-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6835
Single Thread Rating
1524

Samples: 857*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,175
Thread: 1,457

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math28,348 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,954 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,329 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,525 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression116,730 KBytes/Sec
Physics513 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,284 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,524 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


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Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS Thermaltake LCGS Apollo i477T Gaming Desktop (Liquid Cooled Intel Core™ i9-14900KF, 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti, 2TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) C5AP-Z790-47T-LCS $2360.43
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,144
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
6,835
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
137.04
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
136.72
Intel Core i9-12900K
131.67
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
1,524
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2540714 - Apr 08 2025
6841
BL2535147 - Apr 06 2025 [Overclocked]
6629
BL2532028 - Apr 04 2025
6882
BL2521971 - Mar 31 2025
6331
BL2519035 - Mar 30 2025
7415
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
6,835
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,332 (-22.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-980X
3,347 (-51.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X
3,695 (-45.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i7-980X
6,950 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
6,538 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,702 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,578 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,375 (-21.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i7-980X
2,262 (-66.9%)
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-980X
8,203 (+20.0%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-980X
5,296 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-980X
7,736 (+13.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,435
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz
1,159