Intel Core i9-7940X vs Intel Celeron 2980U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,299

Rank #151

vs
4,040

Rank #1,850

6,299
4,040

Core i9-7940X wins by 35.9% (Rank #151 vs #1850)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,089

Rank #237

vs
3,854

Rank #1,858

6,089
3,854

Core i9-7940X wins by 36.7% (Rank #237 vs #1858)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,614

Rank #141

vs
4,318

Rank #1,695

6,614
4,318

Core i9-7940X wins by 34.7% (Rank #141 vs #1695)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,377

Rank #216

vs
4,502

Rank #1,518

5,377
4,502

Core i9-7940X wins by 16.3% (Rank #216 vs #1518)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #195

vs
4,452

Rank #1,642

5,532
4,452

Core i9-7940X wins by 19.5% (Rank #195 vs #1642)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,565

Rank #170

vs
4,483

Rank #1,512

5,565
4,483

Core i9-7940X wins by 19.4% (Rank #170 vs #1512)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7940X Celeron 2980U Diff
Cores
14
2
+85.7%
Threads
28
2
+92.9%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
1,600 MHz
+48.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
31x
16x
+48.4%
L1 Cache
896 KB
62 KB
+93%
L2 Cache
14 MiB
0 MiB
+98.3%
L3 Cache
19 MiB
2 MiB
+90.1%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
15 W
90.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7940X Celeron 2980U
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7940X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Haswell
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket Socket G3
Package FCLGA-2066 FC-BGA1168
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,399.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7940X
Intel
Celeron 2980U
Intel

Family

Core i9-7940X
Core
Celeron 2980U
--

Series

Core i9-7940X
i9-7900
Celeron 2980U
--

Model Number

Core i9-7940X
i9-7940X
Celeron 2980U
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7940X
Skylake
Celeron 2980U
--

Core Name

Core i9-7940X
Skylake
Celeron 2980U
Haswell

Core Family

Core i9-7940X
6
Celeron 2980U
--

Core Model

Core i9-7940X
85
Celeron 2980U
--

Socket

Core i9-7940X
Socket
Celeron 2980U
Socket G3

Package

Core i9-7940X
FCLGA-2066
Celeron 2980U
FC-BGA1168

Chipset

Core i9-7940X
Lewisburg
Celeron 2980U
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7940X
DDR4-2666
Celeron 2980U
DDR3

ECC Support

Core i9-7940X
No
Celeron 2980U
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7940X
3.0
Celeron 2980U
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7940X
x16, x8, x4
Celeron 2980U
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7940X
Desktop
Celeron 2980U
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-7940X
$1,399.00
Celeron 2980U
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7940X
No
Celeron 2980U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7940X Celeron 2980U
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 118 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7940X
14 nm
Celeron 2980U
22 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7940X
484 mm²
Celeron 2980U
118 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7940X
--
Celeron 2980U
1,400

Manufacturer

Core i9-7940X
Intel
Celeron 2980U
Intel

Technology

Core i9-7940X
CMOS
Celeron 2980U
--

Word Size

Core i9-7940X
64-bit
Celeron 2980U
--

ISA

Core i9-7940X
x86-64 (x86)
Celeron 2980U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7940X Celeron 2980U
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64