Intel Core i9 7980XE vs Intel Core i7 8550U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Kaby Lake R
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
i7-8550U
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 620
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
165 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
4
Performance Core Threads
36
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
1.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
18
4
Total Thread Count
36
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
26x
18x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
44
12
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1150 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
979
Cinebench R23
28,196
2,960
Geekbench 6
1,410
1,153
Geekbench 6
11,418
2,890
Passmark CPU
2,492
2,059
Passmark CPU
30,462
5,894
Geekbench 5
—
966
Geekbench 5
—
2,960
Blender
—
56
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.