Intel Core i9 9980XE vs Intel Xeon 638
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i9-9980XE
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
165 W
180 W
Peak Operating Temperature
84°C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
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Performance Core Threads
36
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
32.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
44
80
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,114
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Cinebench R23
27,093
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Geekbench 6
1,480
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Geekbench 5
1,122
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Geekbench 6
11,091
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Geekbench 5
17,154
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Blender
290
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Passmark CPU
2,569
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Passmark CPU
31,938
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