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Intel Core i5-3330 vs Intel Core i7-980

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-3330
Rank 2 - 94 %
Intel Core i7-980
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 62 %
Intel Core i5-3330
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-980
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-3330
4C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
643
Intel Core i7-980
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
645
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-3330
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
1,836
Intel Core i7-980
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
2,714
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-3330
4C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
695
Intel Core i7-980
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
614
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-3330
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
2,343
Intel Core i7-980
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
3,370
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-3330
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
1,201
Intel Core i7-980
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
2,275

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i5-3330Intel Core i7-980
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 3000 (31)Intel Core i7 900 (4)
ArchitectureIvy Bridge SGulftown
Technology22 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155LGA 1366
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i5-3330Intel Core i7-980
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 46 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 6x
Frequency: 3.00 GHz 3.33 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.20 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.50 MB
L3-Cache6.00 MB12.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i5-3330Intel Core i7-980
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 2500no iGPU
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader6 / 48 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ2/2012

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i5-3330Intel Core i7-980
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-3330Intel Core i7-980
MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB24 GB
Memory channels23
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i5-3330Intel Core i7-980
TDP77 W130 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i5-3330Intel Core i7-980
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ3/2012Q2/2011
Release price184 $594 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-3330
Intel Core i5-3330
4C / 4T · 3.00 - 3.20 GHz
Intel Core i7-980
Intel Core i7-980
6C / 12T · 3.33 - 3.60 GHz

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