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Intel Core i9-10980XE

Intel i9-10980XE

The Intel Core i9-10980XE is a high end desktop / workstation processor based on the Cascade Lake-X series. It integrates 18 processor cores that clock between 3 and 4.6 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.0). Compared to the i9-9980XE, the 10980XE increased the Turbo clock speed by 200 MHz and offers additional AVX-512 instructions for small data types (8 Bit and 16 Bit integer). The basic architecture is still similar to Skylake. Thanks to HyperThreading the CPU can handle up to 36 threads at once. The individual cores are connected by a mesh instead of the ring bus in the consumer CPUs.

The performance in multi-threaded applications of the 18 core CPU is excellent, however in gaming and workloads with less threads, fast clocked consumer CPUs like the Core i9-9900K are faster.

The CPU is specified with a TDP of 165 Watt and therefore needs a big and capable cooling system.

SeriesIntel Core i9 (Desktop)
CodenameCascade Lake
Clock Rate3000 - 4600 MHz
Level 1 Cache1.1 MB
Level 2 Cache18 MB
Level 3 Cache24.8 MB
Number of Cores / Threads18 / 36
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)165 Watt
Manufacturing Technology14 nm
Max. Temperature86 °C
SocketFCLGA-2066 (LGA)
FeaturesQuad-Channel DDR4-2933 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$979 U.S.
Announcement Date10/02/2019
Product Link (external)ark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
42.1 pt (58%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 487     avg: 489.5     median: 489.5 (54%)     max: 492 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 8220     avg: 8533     median: 8532.5 (21%)     max: 8845 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3632     avg: 3712     median: 3744 (24%)     max: 3761 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 204     avg: 207.3     median: 208 (63%)     max: 210 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 93061     avg: 93077     median: 93076.5 (53%)     max: 93092 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5333     avg: 5371     median: 5370.5 (64%)     max: 5408 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 26.2     avg: 27     median: 27 (47%)     max: 27.8 fps
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 125     avg: 130     median: 130 (1%)     max: 135 Seconds
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
16480 points (30%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1208     avg: 1240     median: 1239.5 (5%)     max: 1271 points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 15598     avg: 15744     median: 15743.5 (50%)     max: 15889 points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5769     avg: 5795     median: 5794.5 (58%)     max: 5820 points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 50801     avg: 54223     median: 54222.5 (60%)     max: 57644 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
56351 points (100%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
63872 points (100%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
51025 Points (100%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
49681 Points (100%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
38219 Points (100%)
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Other CPUs of the series Core i9 (Desktop)

» Intel Core i9-10980XE
   18x 3 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core i9-9980XE
   18x 3 GHz - 4.4 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i7-13700
   16x 2.1 GHz - 5.2 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
   16x 3.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
   24x 3 GHz - 4.2 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-12700K
   12x 2.7 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
   12x 3.7 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core i9-10980XE
   18x 3 GHz - 4.6 GHz
- Intel Core i9-9980XE
   18x 3 GHz - 4.4 GHz
- Intel Core i5-13400F
   10x 2.5 GHz - 4.6 GHz
- Intel Core i5-13400
   10x 2.5 GHz - 4.6 GHz
- Intel Core i7-12700F
   12x 3.3 GHz - 4.9 GHz
- Intel Core i7-12700
   12x 3.3 GHz - 4.9 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2019-12-25)