Intel Core i9-7900X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
            Intel Core i9-7900X
            
                $999
            
        
    
            Intel Core i9-7980XE
            
                $1,999
            
        
    | 10 Cores 20 Threads 3.3GHz Clock | 18 Cores 36 Threads 2.6GHz Clock | 
| Socket LGA 2066 | Socket LGA 2066 | 
| iGPU No GPU - - | iGPU No GPU - - | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6S 1,440
                                            
                                             35% | 
                                            
                                                GB6S 1,440
                                            
                                             36% | 
| 
                                            
                                                GB6M 8,805
                                            
                                             33% | 
                                            
                                                GB6M 11,150
                                            
                                             42% | 
| CB23S N/A 0% | CB23S N/A 0% | 
| CB23M N/A 0% | CB23M N/A 0% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerIntel | 
| ArchitectureSkylake | ArchitectureSkylake | 
| FamilyCore 7th Gen | FamilyCore 7th Gen | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | 
| Codename Skylake-X - Skylake-SP-LCC - - - - - - | Codename Skylake-X - Skylake-SP-HCC - - - - - - | 
| Market Segment Workstation | Market Segment Workstation | 
| Release Date 6/19/2017 | Release Date 9/25/2017 | 
| Foundry Intel - - - | Foundry Intel - - - | 
| Node 14nm - - - | Node 14nm - - - | 
| Die Size 322 mm² - - - | Die Size 484 mm² - - - | 
| Transistor Count 5.5 Billion - - - | Transistor Count 8.3 Billion - - - | 
| 10 Cores - - - | 18 Cores - - - | 
| 20 Threads - - - | 36 Threads - - - | 
| - 3.3GHz 4.5GHz Boost - | - 2.6GHz 4.4GHz Boost - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| Overclocking Unlocked - - - | Overclocking Unlocked - - - | 
| Type DMI | Type DMI | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| Transfer Rate 8GT/s | Transfer Rate 8GT/s | 
| - - | - - | 
| Lanes 4 | Lanes 4 | 
| Bandwidth 4GB/s | Bandwidth 4GB/s | 
| Bi-directional 8GB/s | Bi-directional 8GB/s | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L2 1024KB/Core 16-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | L2 1024KB/Core 16-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | 
| L3 - 13.8MB Shared - 11-way set associative - - - - - | L3 - 24.8MB Shared - 11-way set associative - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Channels 4 | Channels 4 | 
| Max Memory 128GB | Max Memory 128GB | 
| ECC Not Supported | ECC Not Supported | 
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 256Bit | Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 256Bit | 
| Clock 1333MHz Transfer Rate 2666MT/s | Clock 1333MHz Transfer Rate 2666MT/s | 
| Bandwidth/Channel 21.3GB/s Bandwidth 85.3GB/s | Bandwidth/Channel 21.3GB/s Bandwidth 85.3GB/s | 
| TDP 140W - - - | TDP 165W - - - | 
| Temp 95°C Max - | Temp 94°C Max - | 
| Included Cooler Not Included | Included Cooler Not Included | 
| PCIe 3.0 x44 Lanes | PCIe 3.0 x44 Lanes | 
| No GPU - - - - | No GPU - - - - | 
| No NPU - | No NPU - | 
| - - | - - | 
| -  | -  | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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