Pentium B980 vs i9-10980XE

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10980XE
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
21.03
+2904%
Pentium B980
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.70

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Pentium B980 by a whopping 2904% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2632715
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.37no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency11.841.86
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-X (2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date19 October 2019 (5 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$979$125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores18 (Octadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads362
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate8 GT/s DMI3 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C85 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size256 GB16 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth94 GB/s21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Pentium B980.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-10980XE 21.03
+2904%
Pentium B980 0.70

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-10980XE 32787
+2916%
Pentium B980 1087

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i9-10980XE 1599
+331%
Pentium B980 371

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i9-10980XE 12169
+1795%
Pentium B980 642

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-10980XE 7847
+152%
Pentium B980 3109

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-10980XE 59479
+912%
Pentium B980 5879

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i9-10980XE 14129
+474%
Pentium B980 2463

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-10980XE 2.81
+1072%
Pentium B980 32.93

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i9-10980XE 38
+1998%
Pentium B980 2

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i9-10980XE 2.36
+151%
Pentium B980 0.94

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-10980XE 18.2
+10011%
Pentium B980 0.2

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-10980XE 158
+1473%
Pentium B980 10

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-10980XE 215
+291%
Pentium B980 55

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-10980XE 7172
+400%
Pentium B980 1435

Geekbench 2

i9-10980XE 38219
+924%
Pentium B980 3732

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.03 0.70
Recency 19 October 2019 1 September 2012
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 35 Watt

i9-10980XE has a 2904.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium B980, on the other hand, has 371.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-10980XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B980 in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-10980XE is a desktop processor while Pentium B980 is a notebook one.


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