Intel Core i9-7980XE vs Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,923

Rank #73

vs
5,324

Rank #599

6,923
5,324

Core i9-7980XE wins by 23.1% (Rank #73 vs #599)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,450

Rank #128

vs
5,616

Rank #477

6,450
5,616

Core i9-7980XE wins by 12.9% (Rank #128 vs #477)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,633

Rank #54

vs
4,885

Rank #746

7,633
4,885

Core i9-7980XE wins by 36% (Rank #54 vs #746)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,570

Rank #161

vs
4,708

Rank #645

5,570
4,708

Core i9-7980XE wins by 15.5% (Rank #161 vs #645)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,769

Rank #142

vs
4,715

Rank #652

5,769
4,715

Core i9-7980XE wins by 18.3% (Rank #142 vs #652)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,753

Rank #133

vs
4,742

Rank #662

5,753
4,742

Core i9-7980XE wins by 17.6% (Rank #133 vs #662)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7980XE Xeon E3-1276 v3 Diff
Cores
18
4
+77.8%
Threads
36
8
+77.8%
Base Frequency
2,600 MHz
3,600 MHz
-27.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
26x
--
L1 Cache
1,152 KB
--
L2 Cache
18 MiB
--
L3 Cache
25 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes
44
16
+63.6%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
84 W
49.1% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7980XE Xeon E3-1276 v3
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7980XE E3-1276V3
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket FCLGA1150
Package FCLGA-2066 --
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Release Price $1,999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
Xeon E3-1276 v3
Intel

Family

Core i9-7980XE
Core
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Series

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7900
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Model Number

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7980XE
Xeon E3-1276 v3
E3-1276V3

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Core Name

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Core Family

Core i9-7980XE
6
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Core Model

Core i9-7980XE
85
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Socket

Core i9-7980XE
Socket
Xeon E3-1276 v3
FCLGA1150

Package

Core i9-7980XE
FCLGA-2066
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Chipset

Core i9-7980XE
Lewisburg
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7980XE
DDR4-2666
Xeon E3-1276 v3
DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

ECC Support

Core i9-7980XE
No
Xeon E3-1276 v3
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7980XE
3.0
Xeon E3-1276 v3
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7980XE
x16, x8, x4
Xeon E3-1276 v3
1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4

Market Segment

Core i9-7980XE
Desktop
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Release Price

Core i9-7980XE
$1,999.00
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7980XE
No
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7980XE Xeon E3-1276 v3
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 484 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7980XE
14 nm
Xeon E3-1276 v3
22 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7980XE
484 mm²
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Manufacturer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Technology

Core i9-7980XE
CMOS
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Word Size

Core i9-7980XE
64-bit
Xeon E3-1276 v3
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7980XE
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1276 v3
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7980XE Xeon E3-1276 v3
GPU -- HD Graphics P4600
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1250 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7980XE
--
Xeon E3-1276 v3
HD Graphics P4600

GPU Designer

Core i9-7980XE
--
Xeon E3-1276 v3
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7980XE
--
Xeon E3-1276 v3
1250 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7980XE Xeon E3-1276 v3
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
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64