Intel Core i7-980X: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i7-980X is a 6-core and 12-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 3330 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
649
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
3443
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
6745
PassMark Single Thread Rating
1526
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score
4192

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i7-980X
Frequency
3330 MHz
Maximum Frequency
3600 MHz
Cores
6
Threads
12
TDP
130 W
Codename
Gulftown
Package
FCLGA1366
Intel Core i7-980X
Intel Core i7-980X: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
651
Multi-Core Score
3651
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Model
EUROCOM Panther 2.0
Motherboard
EUROCOM Panther 2.0

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i7-980X
Topology
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2
Base Frequency
3.34 GHz
Maximum Frequency
3599 MHz
Package
Socket 1366 LGA
Codename
Gulftown
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 6
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 6
L2 Cache
256 KB x 6
L3 Cache
12.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
12.00 GB
Frequency
666 MHz
Type
DDR3 SDRAM
Channels
3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score651
Crypto Score597
Integer Score655
Floating Point Score 650
AES-XTS597
1.02 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)863
4.36 MB/sec
Image Compression750
35.5 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)730
2.06 MTE/sec
HTML5624
732.1 KElements/sec
SQLite597
186.9 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering632
34.3 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering561
178.6 KB/sec
Clang620
4.83 Klines/sec
Camera577
6.69 images/sec
N-Body Physics577
722.4 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics660
4088.4 FPS
Gaussian Blur493
27.1 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection681
5.24 images/sec
Horizon Detection698
17.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1129
55.4 Mpixels/sec
HDR1104
15.0 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing702
563.8 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion459
4.11 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition796
25.4 Words/sec
Machine Learning308
11.9 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score3651
Crypto Score3653
Integer Score3670
Floating Point Score 3610
AES-XTS3653
6.23 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)5604
28.3 MB/sec
Image Compression4817
227.9 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2606
7.35 MTE/sec
HTML53762
4.42 MElements/sec
SQLite3836
1.20 Mrows/sec
PDF Rendering4067
220.7 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering2699
859.8 KB/sec
Clang4035
31.4 Klines/sec
Camera2685
31.1 images/sec
N-Body Physics3597
4.50 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics4736
29342.7 FPS
Gaussian Blur3013
165.6 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection4235
32.6 images/sec
Horizon Detection4215
103.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting5331
261.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR6896
94.0 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing4545
3.65 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2787
25.0 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition2691
86.0 Words/sec
Machine Learning1183
45.7 images/sec