Product Compare
Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Intel Core 5 120F
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Sep 2017 | Jun 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Skylake | |
| Processor Number | i9-7980XE | 120F |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | No |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2066 | LGA-1700 |
| Power Consumption | 165 W | 65 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 94 °C | 100 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 18 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 36 | 12 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 18 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 36 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26x | 25 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 80 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core | 1280 K per core |
| L3 Cache | 25 MB shared | 18 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 79.47 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 44 | 20 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1263 | 1707 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 28196 | 12236 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1410 | 2305 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 11418 | 9773 |