Intel Core i7-990X vs Intel Core i7-980X

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-990X and Intel Core i7-980X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

676Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score649
3733Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score3443
7262PassMark CPU Mark Rating6745
1603PassMark Single Thread Rating1526
43533DMark Time Spy Physics Score4192

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-990XProcessorIntel Core i7-980X
3470 MHzFrequency3330 MHz
3730 MHzMaximum Frequency3600 MHz
6Cores6
12Threads12
130 WTDP130 W
GulftownCodenameGulftown
FCLGA1366PackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

669Single-Core Score651
2104Multi-Core Score3651
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Ubuntu 20.10Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.SniperModelEUROCOM Panther 2.0
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G1.SniperMotherboardEUROCOM Panther 2.0

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-990XNameIntel Core i7-980X
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
3.46 GHzBase Frequency3.34 GHz
Maximum Frequency3599 MHz
PackageSocket 1366 LGA
CodenameGulftown
32.0 KB x 6L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 6L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 6L2 Cache256 KB x 6
12.0 MB x 1L3 Cache12.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

15.63 GBSize12.00 GB
Frequency666 MHz
TypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

669Single-Core Score651
649Crypto Score597
691Integer Score655
623Floating Point Score 650
649
1.11 GB/sec
AES-XTS597
1.02 GB/sec
811
4.10 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)863
4.36 MB/sec
707
33.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression750
35.5 Mpixels/sec
747
2.11 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)730
2.06 MTE/sec
711
834.5 KElements/sec
HTML5624
732.1 KElements/sec
672
210.4 Krows/sec
SQLite597
186.9 Krows/sec
696
37.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering632
34.3 Mpixels/sec
570
181.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering561
178.6 KB/sec
684
5.33 Klines/sec
Clang620
4.83 Klines/sec
651
7.54 images/sec
Camera577
6.69 images/sec
583
729.3 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics577
722.4 Kpairs/sec
834
5167.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics660
4088.4 FPS
579
31.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur493
27.1 Mpixels/sec
640
4.93 images/sec
Face Detection681
5.24 images/sec
735
18.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection698
17.2 Mpixels/sec
1236
60.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1129
55.4 Mpixels/sec
1306
17.8 Mpixels/sec
HDR1104
15.0 Mpixels/sec
828
665.0 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing702
563.8 Kpixels/sec
487
4.36 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion459
4.11 Kpixels/sec
378
12.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition796
25.4 Words/sec
168
6.49 images/sec
Machine Learning308
11.9 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2104Multi-Core Score3651
1218Crypto Score3653
2158Integer Score3670
2133Floating Point Score 3610
1218
2.08 GB/sec
AES-XTS3653
6.23 GB/sec
2517
12.7 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)5604
28.3 MB/sec
2879
136.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression4817
227.9 Mpixels/sec
1413
3.99 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2606
7.35 MTE/sec
1919
2.25 MElements/sec
HTML53762
4.42 MElements/sec
2625
822.5 Krows/sec
SQLite3836
1.20 Mrows/sec
2611
141.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering4067
220.7 Mpixels/sec
1533
488.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering2699
859.8 KB/sec
2878
22.4 Klines/sec
Clang4035
31.4 Klines/sec
1710
19.8 images/sec
Camera2685
31.1 images/sec
3700
4.63 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics3597
4.50 Mpairs/sec
2508
15535.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics4736
29342.7 FPS
3367
185.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur3013
165.6 Mpixels/sec
2512
19.3 images/sec
Face Detection4235
32.6 images/sec
2260
55.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection4215
103.9 Mpixels/sec
3008
147.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting5331
261.5 Mpixels/sec
2215
30.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR6896
94.0 Mpixels/sec
2039
1.64 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing4545
3.65 Mpixels/sec
1371
12.3 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2787
25.0 Kpixels/sec
1630
52.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition2691
86.0 Words/sec
774
29.9 images/sec
Machine Learning1183
45.7 images/sec