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It's has been quiet with X299 and the Skylake-X platform processors. We've seen the 10-core review, the 12-core parts in stores but other then that it remains silent. However in Asia a website leaked performance benchmarks on the 18-core part, the 2000 USD Core i9-7980XE.
It was website Coolenjoy who got their hands on a sample, which is rare as Intel will not be sending them to reviewers. But there has been some pro-oc activities with that part. The benchmarks originate from Coolenjoy and have been performed on an ASUS APEX motherboard. It looks like the proc indeed boosts up to 4.2 GHz on the cores during Cinebench.
| Processor | Cores/Threads | PCIe lanes | Base Clock | Turbo 2.0 | Turbo 3.0 | TDP | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i9 7980XE | 18 / 36 | 44 | 2.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 165 W | $1999 |
| Core i9 7960X | 16 / 32 | 44 | 2.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 165 W | $1699 |
| Core i9 7940X | 14 / 28 | 44 | 3.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 165 W | $1399 |
| Core i9 7920X | 12 / 24 | 44 | 2.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 140 W | $1199 |
| Core i9 7900X | 10 / 20 | 44 | 3.3 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 140 W | $999 |
| Core i7 7820X | 8 / 16 | 28 | 3.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 140 W | $599 |
| Core i7 7800X | 6 / 12 | 28 | 3.5 GHz | 4.0 GHz | na | 140 W | $389 |
| Core i7 7740X | 4 / 8 | 16 | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz | na | 112 W | $369 |
| Core i5 7640X | 4 / 4 | 16 | 4.0 GHz | 4.2 GHz | na | 112 W | $242 |
The i9-7980X should boost up to 4.4 GHz on two cores in Turbo Boost Max 3.0 and up to 4.2 GHz in Turbo Max 2.0. The 2000 USD 165 Watt part should be available soon. Below the tests, courtesy of Coolenjoy.
Please read: The 7980XE scores are listed above the chart only with the scores and no bar plot (totally weird when you look at it but yeah, it is what it is).
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#5473581 Posted on: 09/20/2017 11:57 AM
I'm confuzed, I dont see the 7980 on any of those charts?
Oh got it! I did just get out of bed.
I'm confuzed, I dont see the 7980 on any of those charts?
Oh got it! I did just get out of bed.
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#5473589 Posted on: 09/20/2017 12:21 PM
Looks kind of funny. 36 CPU utilization graphs in task manager.
Personally think it looks amazing
makes mine showing 8 seem so insignificant XD
All I have to say is: thank you Threadripper
On the other side just look at those specs: 165W and $2000 price tag, guess/hope small AC is shipped with this thing to keep it cool.
I don't think this was ever intended for a typical user... basically for servers and heavy workstations, places where they most likely have a building or least a big room with AC
Be interesting to see if water cooling alone can cool this enough, or if it just throttles like hell, 36 core running at 4.2 GHz must get insanely hot!!!
HH you getting a review sample?
Looks kind of funny. 36 CPU utilization graphs in task manager.
Personally think it looks amazing
makes mine showing 8 seem so insignificant XDAll I have to say is: thank you Threadripper
On the other side just look at those specs: 165W and $2000 price tag, guess/hope small AC is shipped with this thing to keep it cool.
I don't think this was ever intended for a typical user... basically for servers and heavy workstations, places where they most likely have a building or least a big room with AC
Be interesting to see if water cooling alone can cool this enough, or if it just throttles like hell, 36 core running at 4.2 GHz must get insanely hot!!!
HH you getting a review sample?
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#5473592 Posted on: 09/20/2017 12:29 PM
The only thank you worth to AMD is for people to buy it. No use thanking AMD for making Intel lowering prices to buy Intel...It's like waiting for AMD to release a card so you can buy Nvidia...
Also, I think it's 180W TDP.
Yep, completely agree with you about "thanking AMD", nothing more to add. Next hi-end build on my side is going to be AMD no doubt about that. Sadly but 10 years behing all of my gaming/work rigs at work and home were Intel based except one office PC back in 2008 and my daughter's gaming PC at home, those were AMD based, not that I'm happy about this facts.
Btw on Intel pages it said this puppy is 165W. Kinda weird that 14c/28t 7940X has the TDP same as 18c/36t 7980XE.
The only thank you worth to AMD is for people to buy it. No use thanking AMD for making Intel lowering prices to buy Intel...It's like waiting for AMD to release a card so you can buy Nvidia...
Also, I think it's 180W TDP.
Yep, completely agree with you about "thanking AMD", nothing more to add. Next hi-end build on my side is going to be AMD no doubt about that. Sadly but 10 years behing all of my gaming/work rigs at work and home were Intel based except one office PC back in 2008 and my daughter's gaming PC at home, those were AMD based, not that I'm happy about this facts.
Btw on Intel pages it said this puppy is 165W. Kinda weird that 14c/28t 7940X has the TDP same as 18c/36t 7980XE.
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#5473610 Posted on: 09/20/2017 01:41 PM
CrazY_MIlojko, The 500Mhz base clock difference is keeping the TDP the same.
CrazY_MIlojko, The 500Mhz base clock difference is keeping the TDP the same.
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All I have to say is: thank you Threadripper
On the other side just look at those specs: 165W and $2000 price tag, guess/hope small AC is shipped with this thing to keep it cool.
The only thank you worth to AMD is for people to buy it. No use thanking AMD for making Intel lowering prices to buy Intel...It's like waiting for AMD to release a card so you can buy Nvidia...
Also, I think it's 180W TDP.
Let them, Thanks to this 18C inte "Beast" AMD gonna have to release the 20/24/32 (1970x/1980x/1990XT imo) cores TR in future
ahahaha
I guess the opposite is just the same xD
It is a beast of a processor, both in workforce, heat and price.