Intel Core i7 10700F vs Intel Core i9 7980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 10700F with 8 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 10700F 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 7980XE 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
1249
Intel Core i9 7980XE
+1%
1263
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
12149
Intel Core i9 7980XE
+132%
28196
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+14%
1608
Intel Core i9 7980XE
1410
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
8118
Intel Core i9 7980XE
+40%
11418
Blender
Intel Core i7 10700F
169
Intel Core i9 7980XE
+80%
305
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+8%
1213
Intel Core i9 7980XE
1117
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
8003
Intel Core i9 7980XE
+84%
14735
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
+15%
2890
Intel Core i9 7980XE
2492
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 10700F
16898
Intel Core i9 7980XE
+80%
30462
General Parameters
May 2020
Release Date
Sep 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Comet Lake
Core Architecture
Skylake
i7-10700F
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
LGA-1200
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
18
16
Performance Core Threads
36
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
26x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
45.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
