Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 3013 days newer than Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 7% better in Halo Infinite than Core i7-950 - 162 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-950 - 36 vs 8 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Single-Core
463
30.969899665551843%
Multi-Core
1569
13.507231404958677%
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
