Intel Core i7 7740X vs Intel Core i9 10980XE

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Intel Core i7 7740X

Intel Core i9 10980XE

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz and Intel Core i9 10980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (112W vs 165W)

Intel Core i9 10980XE 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +1%

1553

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1523

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

Intel Core i9 10980XE +100%

11069

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +4%

1291

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1240

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

Intel Core i9 10980XE +242%

17131

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +4%

2759

Intel Core i9 10980XE

2646

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

Intel Core i9 10980XE +234%

32881

Intel Core i7 7740X

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Intel Core i9 10980XE

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Oct 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake

i7-7740X

Processor Number

i9-10980XE

LGA-2066

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

112 W

Power Consumption

165 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

86 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

18

8

Performance Core Threads

36

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

4

Total Core Count

18

8

Total Thread Count

36

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

93.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10980XE

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

48

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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