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Intel Core i7-980 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-980
27 %
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
100 %
16C / 22T · 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-980
22 %
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
100 %
16C / 22T · 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-980
35 %
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
100 %
16C / 22T · 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-980
28 %
6C / 12T · 3.33 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
100 %
16C / 22T · 4.20 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
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Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
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Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (4) | Intel Core Ultra 100H (5) |
| Architecture | Gulftown | Meteor Lake H |
| Technology | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | BGA 2049 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
|
Wischen
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 16 / 22 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 6x 3.33 - 3.60 GHz |
6x Redwood Cove 1.40 - 4.80 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Crestmont 0.90 - 3.80 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 2x Crestmont 0.70 - 2.50 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 1.50 MB | 18.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 - 2.25 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 128 / 1024 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 130 W | 28 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 115 W | |
| TDP up | 65 W | |
| TDP down | 20 W | |
| T. junction max. | 110 °C |
Technical details
|
Wischen
|
Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q2/2011 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | 594 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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