Intel CPU v12.3.10-X

Intel Core i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition

major
12
1st generation Core
minor
3
Core i7
patch
10
Core i7-980X Extreme Edition
suffix
X
Extreme / X-series: unlocked high-end desktop

Benchmarks

Total score 1,907 / 10,000, rank 1342 of 2125.

Every score is out of 10,000, relative to the best CPUs. The total also counts the recommended price ($1,059, Intel ARK recommended customer price (2018)); see how scores work.

CategoryScoreMeasured
Single-thread2,560
1,522 points
Multi-thread395
6,832 points
3D renderingestimated271
Gamingestimated2,901

Sources: PassMark (Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz, 891 samples)

Metadata

PropertyValue
BrandCore
Intel nameIntel Core i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition
Processor numberi7-980X
CodenameGulftown
Generation1st generation Core
MicroarchitectureNehalem / Westmere
Performance classCore i7
SegmentDesktop
Released2010-Q12010
StatusDiscontinued
Cores6
Threads12
Base clock3.33 GHz
Max clock3.60 GHz
Cache12 MB Intel Smart Cache
Bus6.4 GT/s
TDP130 W
Lithography (as published)32 nm
Max memory24 GB
Memory channels3
Max CPUs per system1
Die size239 mm2
Instruction set64-bit
SocketFCLGA1366LGA1366
MemoryDDR3 1066DDR3
Recommended price$1,059
Instruction sets
Features
SourceIntel ARK (via cpu-spec-dataset)

Uses (dependencies)

Used by (0)

Nothing depends on this version.

Other variants of this version

Known vulnerabilities and defects

  • Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754): Rogue data cache load: user code can read kernel memory through speculative execution.
  • Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.
  • Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault (CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646): Speculative reads from the L1 data cache through non-present page table entries, breaking SGX, OS and VMM isolation.
  • Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout) (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091): Data in store buffers, fill buffers and load ports leaks across privilege boundaries.

Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.

Changelog

Compared with the base variant: Intel CPU v12.3.10 (Core i7-980)

Performance

  • ~Total score 1958 → 1907 (-3%)
  • ~Single-thread 2588 → 2560 (-1%)
  • ~Multi-thread 399 → 395 (-1%)
  • ~3D rendering 291 → 271 (-7%)
  • ~Gaming 2929 → 2901 (-1%)

Features

  • +Physical Address Extension

Specifications

  • ~Bus: 4.8 GT/s → 6.4 GT/s
  • ~Recommended price: $594 → $1,059

Since the previous patch: Intel CPU v12.3.9 (Core i7-975 Extreme Edition)

Performance

  • ~Total score 1604 → 1907 (+19%)
  • ~Single-thread 2483 → 2560 (+3%)
  • ~Multi-thread 201 → 395 (+97%)
  • ~3D rendering 128 → 271 (+112%)
  • ~Gaming 2295 → 2901 (+26%)

Components

Features

  • +AES-NI

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Bloomfield → Gulftown
  • ~Cores: 4 → 6
  • ~Threads: 8 → 12
  • ~Cache: 8 MB Intel Smart Cache → 12 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • ~Die size: 263 mm2 → 239 mm2
  • −Transistors: 731 million

Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel CPU v12.2.7 (Core i5-760)

Breaking changes

  • ~Socket changed from LGA1156 to FCLGA1366

Performance

  • ~Total score 1499 → 1907 (+27%)
  • ~Single-thread 2153 → 2560 (+19%)
  • ~Multi-thread 153 → 395 (+158%)
  • ~3D rendering 114 → 271 (+138%)
  • ~Gaming 1913 → 2901 (+52%)

Components

Features

  • +Hyper-Threading
  • +AES-NI

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Lynnfield → Gulftown
  • ~Cores: 4 → 6
  • ~Threads: 4 → 12
  • ~Base clock: 2.80 GHz → 3.33 GHz
  • ~Max clock: 3.33 GHz → 3.60 GHz
  • ~Cache: 8 MB Intel Smart Cache → 12 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • ~Bus: 2.5 GT/s → 6.4 GT/s
  • ~TDP: 95 W → 130 W
  • ~Max memory: 16 GB → 24 GB
  • ~Memory channels: 2 → 3
  • ~Die size: 296 mm2 → 239 mm2
  • ~Recommended price: $213 → $1,059
  • −PCIe revision: 2.0
  • −PCIe lanes: 16
  • −Transistors: 774 million

Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel CPU v11.3.5-S (Core2 Quad Q9550S)

Breaking changes

  • ~Socket changed from LGA775 to FCLGA1366

Security

  • !Introduced: Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault
  • !Introduced: Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout)

Components

Instruction sets

  • +SSE4.2

Features

  • +Hyper-Threading
  • +EPT
  • +AES-NI
  • +Physical Address Extension
  • −VT-d
  • −Trusted Execution Technology

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Yorkfield → Gulftown
  • ~Microarchitecture: Penryn → Nehalem / Westmere
  • ~Cores: 4 → 6
  • +Threads: 12
  • ~Base clock: 2.83 GHz → 3.33 GHz
  • +Max clock: 3.60 GHz
  • ~Cache: 12 MB L2 Cache → 12 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • ~Bus: 1333 MHz → 6.4 GT/s
  • ~TDP: 65 W → 130 W
  • +Max memory: 24 GB
  • +Memory channels: 3
  • +Max CPUs per system: 1
  • ~Die size: 214 mm2 → 239 mm2
  • ~Recommended price: $369 → $1,059
  • −Transistors: 820 million

Raw source data

Show all 45 fields
FieldValue
CpuId47932
CpuNameIntel Core i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition
AESTechYes
BornOnDateQ1'10
Bus6.4 GT/s
BusNumPorts1
Cache12 MB Intel Smart Cache
ClockSpeed3.33 GHz
ClockSpeedMax3.60 GHz
CodeNameTextProducts formerly Gulftown
CoreCount6
DemandBasedSwitchingNo
DieSize239 mm2
ECCMemoryNo
EM64Yes
EmbeddedNo
ExecuteDisableYes
ExtendedPageTablesYes
HaltStateYes
HyperThreadingYes
InstructionSet64-bit
InstructionSetExtensionsIntel SSE4.2
Lithography32 nm
MarketSegmentDesktop
MaxCPUs1
MaxMem24 GB
MaxMemoryBandwidth25.6 GB/s
MaxTDP130 W
MemoryTypesDDR3 1066
NumMemoryChannels3
PackageSize42.5mm X 45.0mm
PhysicalAddressExtension36-bit
ProcessorNumberi7-980X
ProductGroupLegacy Intel Core Processors
ServicingStatusEnd of Servicing Lifetime
SocketsSupportedFCLGA1366
SpeedstepTechnologyYes
StatusCodeTextDiscontinued
TBTVersion1.0
TCase67.9°C
ThermalMonitoring2IndicatorNo
ThreadCount12
TXTNo
VTXYes
SourceUrlhttps://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/47932/intel-core-i7980x-processor-extreme-edition-12m-cache-3-33-ghz-6-40-gts-intel-qpi.html