| Name: | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
| Family: | Intel Core i9 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 7000X |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 7 |
Intel Core i9-7980XE Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i9-7980XE features 18 processor cores and has the capability to manage 36 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2017 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Intel Core i9 series. To use the Intel Core i9-7980XE, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 2066 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i9-7980XE has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-7980XE is 2.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores: | 18 |
| Threads: | 36 |
| Cores: | 18x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.2 GHz |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 4 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 85.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2666 |
| Max. Memory: | 128.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 |
| Bandwidth: | 85.4 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 165 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 165 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i9-7980XE is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 25.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 2066 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 25.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Skylake X |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| Release date: | Q4/2017 |
| Release price: | 1999 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
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66755
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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
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66654
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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64908
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
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64698
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
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64698
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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30472
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Intel Core i9-9960X
16C 32T @ 3.1 GHz
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30355
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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30321
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Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
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30307
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Intel Xeon W-3265
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
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30128
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
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28905
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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28577
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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28196
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Intel Xeon W-3275M
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
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28051
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Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 2.5 GHz
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28051
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-13700F
16C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
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16633
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
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16606
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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16495
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
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16458
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Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 3.1 GHz
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16429
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
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15769
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Intel Core i5-13600KF
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
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15769
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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15470
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Intel Core i7-12700K
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
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15450
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Intel Core i7-12700KF
12C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
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15450
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-3245M
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
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11766
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Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
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11762
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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11708
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Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
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11698
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
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11646
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
16C 32T @ 3.9 GHz
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10843
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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10761
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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10563
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Intel Core i9-13900
24C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
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10062
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Intel Core i9-13900F
24C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
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10062
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C 16T @ 4.5 GHz
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7944
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
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7845
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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7671
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Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
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7516
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AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
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7445
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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4763
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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4763
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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4763
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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4763
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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4763
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
26C 52T @ 2.1 GHz
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3596
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Intel Core i7-13700HX
16C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
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3531
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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3455
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
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3444
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
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3444
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 3.3 GHz
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1394
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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1394
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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1394
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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1394
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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1394
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
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1283
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
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1281
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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1281
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
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1281
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
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1279
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-9820X
10C 20T @ 3.3 GHz
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1121
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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1121
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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1121
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Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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1121
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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1121
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
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446
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AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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446
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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446
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AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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446
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AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
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446
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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184
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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184
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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184
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Intel Core i7-9750HF
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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184
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Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 1.3 GHz
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184
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 3.4 GHz
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87
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
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85.4
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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77
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
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75.3
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Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
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74.9
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
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38.9
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AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
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38.9
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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37.9
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
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37.9
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
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37.9
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
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2.1
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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2.1
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
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2.1
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Intel Core i5-7600
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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2.1
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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2.1
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