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Intel Core i5-7600 vs Intel Core i7-980X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-7600
Rank 2 - 54 %
Intel Core i7-980X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 97 %
Intel Core i5-7600
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-980X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-7600
4C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
1,307
Intel Core i7-980X
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
645
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-7600
4C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
3,719
Intel Core i7-980X
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
2,847
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i5-7600
4C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
1,035
Intel Core i7-980X
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
614
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i5-7600
4C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
3,339
Intel Core i7-980X
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
3,391
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i5-7600
4C / 4T · 3.50 GHz
1,709
Intel Core i7-980X
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
2,354

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i7-980X
FamilyIntel Core i5 (336)Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU groupIntel Core i 7000 (17)Intel Core i7 900 (4)
ArchitectureKaby Lake SGulftown
Technology14 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1151LGA 1366
PredecessorIntel Core i5-6600
SuccessorIntel Core i5-8600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i7-980X
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 46 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 6x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 3.33 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.10 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.90 GHz
L2-Cache1.50 MB
L3-Cache6.00 MB12.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i7-980X
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 630no iGPU
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.15 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ2/2016

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i7-980X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i7-980X
MemoryDDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB24 GB
Memory channels23
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i7-980X
TDP65 W130 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i7-980X
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ1/2017Q1/2010
Release price235 $1059 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i5-7600
Intel Core i5-7600
4C / 4T · 3.50 - 4.10 GHz
Intel Core i7-980X
Intel Core i7-980X
6C / 12T · 3.33 - 3.60 GHz

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