Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Intel Core 3 304
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Wildcat Lake
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
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Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
165 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
1
Performance Core Threads
36
2
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
18
5
Total Thread Count
36
5
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
26x
15.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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4
Efficiency Core Threads
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4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.3 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4
PCIe Lanes
44
6
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
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Cinebench R23
28,196
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Geekbench 6
1,410
2,472
Geekbench 6
11,418
6,708
Passmark CPU
2,492
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Passmark CPU
30,462
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.