
TechRadar rating
For
- Epic performance by every metric
- Money no object, the finest CPU money can buy
Against
- Money is an object
- LGA1,366 socket is a dead end
- Product Type
- Processor
- Processor Core
- Hexa-core (6 Core)
- Processor Manufacturer
- Intel
- Product Family
- Core i7 Extreme Edition
- L3 Cache
- 12 MB
- Clock Speed
- 3.33 GHz
- Processor Socket
- Socket B LGA-1366
- Brand Name
- Intel
- Product Model
- i7-980X
- 64-bit Processing
- Yes
- QuickPath Interconnect
- 6.40 GT/s
- Processor Technology
- Enhanced SpeedStep Technology
- Manufacturer
- Intel Corporation
- Product Name
- Core i7 Extreme Edition Hexa-core i7-980X 3.33GHz Desktop Processor
- Product Line
- Core i7 Extreme Edition
- Manufacturer Part Number
- AT80613003543AE
- Manufacturer Website Address
- www.intel.co.uk
- Marketing Information
Hardcore multitaskers rejoice. Fly through everything you do on your PC from playing intense 3D games to creating and editing digital video, music, and photos. With the high performance platform capabilities of Intel X58 Express Chipset-based motherboards, along with faster, intelligent multi-core technology that applies processing power dynamically when its needed most, PCs based on the Intel Core i7-980X processor Extreme Edition deliver incredible performance with a rich feature set.
- Platform Supported
- PC
- Process Technology
- 32 nm

