Testseek.co.uk have collected 144 expert reviews of the Intel Core i9 7980XE 2.6GHz Socket 2066 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i9 7980XE 2.6GHz Socket 2066.
October 2017
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144 Reviews
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The editors liked
The fastest CPU we’ve ever tested
By a significant margin
Extremely easy to overclock
Huge core and thread count
A must-have for content creators
Great for work and gaming
Class-leading performance
Out of the park when OC'd
Decent wattage efficiency at stock
Solid upgrade path on X299
Exceptional performance
Single-core results are incredible
Mature chipset and platform
Best single-socket CPU power on the market with most applications
Best modelling performance with most applications
Best GPGPU performance (when configured optimally)
The editors didn't like
Requires seriously powerful CPU coolers
Extremely high power requirements
Neutral
Hot and power hungry it may be
But it does turn out some big performance figures
Expensive
But you do get a lot for your money
“While the cost
The power requirements
$1
999
Wattage spirals when OC'd
Price
Monstrous overclocking power draw
Still no soldering between dies and heatsink
Expensive overall system price – £1
200 more than AMD-AMD option
NVIDIA GeForce graphics not validated for professional applications
Behind AMD option for video editing with Adobe applications
Published: 2017-09-25, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: Besides the embargo expiring this morning on the Intel Core i9 7960X, the Core i9 7980XE Extreme Edition processor is also now fair game. Here is our look at the Linux performance for this 18 core / 36 thread processor within a single 165 Watt package.Th...
Published: 2017-09-25, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Before we reach for our thesaurus in an attempt to describe the performance of the i9-7980XE in sufficiently flowery verbiage we do need to stop ignoring the elephant in the room before our forums become knee-deep in elephant poo.Yes, the AMD Ryzen 1950X...
Most powerful consumer CPU you can buy, 36 computing threads for extreme multitasking or very serious video editors, Least-expensive Core X motherboards are cheaper than ones for competing AMD Threadripper platform
Not substantially speedier, in many instances, than AMD's 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, which costs half as much
Intel's top-end, 18-core Extreme Edition Core X-Series CPU tops the performance charts, blowing away 2016's Extreme Edition chip. But AMD's Ryzen Threadripper isn't far behind—and is a far superior value. Read More...
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Published: 2017-09-25, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Killer Multi-Threaded Performance, Good Power Consumption, Insane Performance When Overclocked, Better Single-Thread Performance Then Ryzen
Extremely Expensive, Some Anomalous Benchmark Results
Intel Core i9-7980XE And Core i9-7960X Processors -- Find Them At AmazonWe can't wrap up this article without referencing AMD's impressive Threadripper processors. Whether it's publicly acknowledged or not, the stealthy nature of Threadripper's developmen...
Published: 2017-09-25, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Fastest overall workstation performance available, especially for compression
Terrible value compared to AMD's Threadripper chips. No ECC memory support
As usual we have quite a bit of data to sort through. Of course, it's not just about delivering the best performance and instead most people are interested in bang for their buck.First up we have Blender, this is a lower is better scenario which is why th...
Abstract: Its hard to believe considering we just finished up an Intel launch, but it is already time to check out Intel’s next launch. Kaby Lake was launched at the beginning of this year and the Mainstream lineup of CPUs is getting refreshed with Coffee Lake and Z370. This is the 8th generation of Intel’s Core processors going back to the original launch back in 2006...
Published: 2017-07-25, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
Intel does manage to definitively claim the highest performing slots in our benchmarks, but also manages to claim the award for consuming the most power, using the worst stock thermal solution, and requiring more money to be spent on CLCs or high-end cool...
So that wraps everything up for Skylake X and let me tell you this is going to be a hard one to wrap up. The reason for that should be pretty much self-evident: everyone wants the underdog to win and that means you were hoping for Threadripper to gain the...
High core count, Overclocking, Multi-threaded performance
Low base frequency, High price for performance, High heat when overclocked
With these two processors, we get some good and some not so good performance characteristics. On one hand, in just about every test the Core i9 7980XE and Core i9 7960X are the cream of the crop when it comes to pure processing power. On the other hand, I...
