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Brand Intel
Model Intel Core i9-9980XE $988–$1,092 estimated range · from catalog price Sep 3, 2026
Intel Core i9-9980XE: 18-core 9th‑Gen Core X (LGA2066) HEDT CPU for X299, released Nov 13, 2018; unlocked, no iGPU; discontinued with last ship July 9, 2021.
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Released Nov 2018
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Cores 18
Threads 36
Socket LGA2066
Memory DDR4
Base clock 3 GHz
Boost clock 4.50 GHz
TDP 165 W
Cache 24.75 MB
C GixCore Editorial
Product overview Released on November 13, 2018, the Core i9-9980XE is part of Intel’s 9th‑Gen Core X‑series (Skylake‑X Refresh) for the LGA2066/X299 platform. It offers 18 cores/36 threads at 3.0 GHz base with up to 4.5 GHz via Turbo Boost Max 3.0, quad‑channel DDR4‑2666 support, and 44 PCIe 3.0 lanes.
Positioned for the enthusiast HEDT segment, it exists to speed heavily threaded creator workloads on X299 boards. It’s well‑suited to 3D rendering, video editing, and streaming/production; there’s no integrated graphics and the 165 W TDP demands robust cooling. The series is discontinued: last orders were January 22, 2021 with final shipments by July 9, 2021.
Lifecycle Discontinued 2021
Best for 3D rendering video editing streaming office/productivity Official product specifications ↗
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Cores 18
Intel Pentium Gold G-6400 Cores: 2 AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Cores: 4 AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Cores: 4 AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-10105 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-10320 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-12100 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-12100F Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-13100 Cores: 4 Intel Core i3-9100F Cores: 4 Intel Core i7-4790K Cores: 4 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10600 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10600K Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-10600KF Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-11400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-12400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-12400F Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-12600 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9400 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9400F Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9500 Cores: 6 Intel Core i5-9600KF Cores: 6 Intel Core i7-8700K Cores: 6 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Cores: 8 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-10700F Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-10700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-11700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-11700KF Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-9700 Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-9700F Cores: 8 Intel Core i7-9700K Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-11900K Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-9900K Cores: 8 Intel Core i9-9900KF Cores: 8 Intel Core i5-14400F Cores: 10 Intel Core i9-10900K Cores: 10 Intel Core i9-10900X Cores: 10 Intel Core i9-9900X Cores: 10 Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Cores: 10 AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Cores: 12 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Cores: 12 Intel Core i7-12700 Cores: 12 Intel Core i7-12700K Cores: 12 Intel Core i7-12700KF Cores: 12 Intel Core i5-13600K Cores: 14 Intel Core i7-13700K Cores: 16 Intel Core i9-12900K Cores: 16 Intel Core i9-12900KS Cores: 16 intel-core-i9-9980xe Cores: 18 This part Intel Core i9-13900 Cores: 24 Intel Core i9-13900K Cores: 24 Intel Core i9-14900K Cores: 24 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Cores: 32
2 32
Higher than 93% of CPUs Threads 36
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Threads: 4 AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Threads: 4 Intel Core i3-9100F Threads: 4 Intel Pentium Gold G-6400 Threads: 4 Intel Core i5-9400 Threads: 6 Intel Core i5-9400F Threads: 6 Intel Core i5-9500 Threads: 6 Intel Core i5-9600KF Threads: 6 AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-10105 Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-10320 Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-12100 Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-12100F Threads: 8 Intel Core i3-13100 Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-4790K Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-9700 Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-9700F Threads: 8 Intel Core i7-9700K Threads: 8 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Threads: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10400 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10600 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10600K Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-10600KF Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-11400 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-12400 Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-12400F Threads: 12 Intel Core i5-12600 Threads: 12 Intel Core i7-8700K Threads: 12 Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Threads: 14 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Threads: 16 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Threads: 16 Intel Core i5-14400F Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-10700F Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-10700K Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-11700K Threads: 16 Intel Core i7-11700KF Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-11900K Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-9900K Threads: 16 Intel Core i9-9900KF Threads: 16 Intel Core i5-13600K Threads: 20 Intel Core i7-12700 Threads: 20 Intel Core i7-12700K Threads: 20 Intel Core i7-12700KF Threads: 20 Intel Core i9-10900K Threads: 20 Intel Core i9-10900X Threads: 20 Intel Core i9-9900X Threads: 20 AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Threads: 24 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Threads: 24 Intel Core i7-13700K Threads: 24 Intel Core i9-12900K Threads: 24 Intel Core i9-12900KS Threads: 24 Intel Core i9-13900 Threads: 32 Intel Core i9-13900K Threads: 32 Intel Core i9-14900K Threads: 32 intel-core-i9-9980xe Threads: 36 This part AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Threads: 64
4 64
Higher than 97% of CPUs Boost clock 4.5 GHZ
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Boost clock: 3.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Boost clock: 3.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Boost clock: 3.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Boost clock: 3.9 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Boost clock: 4 GHZ AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Boost clock: 4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Boost clock: 4.1 GHZ Intel Core i5-9400 Boost clock: 4.1 GHZ Intel Core i5-9400F Boost clock: 4.1 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Boost clock: 4.2 GHZ Intel Core i3-9100F Boost clock: 4.2 GHZ AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Intel Core i3-12100 Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Intel Core i3-12100F Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ Intel Core i5-10400 Boost clock: 4.3 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i3-10105 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-11400 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-12400 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-12400F Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i5-9500 Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ Intel Core i7-4790K Boost clock: 4.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ Intel Core i3-13100 Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ Intel Core i9-9900X Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ intel-core-i9-9980xe Boost clock: 4.5 GHZ This part AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i3-10320 Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ Intel Core i5-9600KF Boost clock: 4.6 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i5-14400F Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-8700K Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-9700 Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i7-9700F Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i9-10900X Boost clock: 4.7 GHZ Intel Core i5-10600 Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i5-10600K Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i5-10600KF Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i5-12600 Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i7-10700F Boost clock: 4.8 GHZ Intel Core i7-12700 Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Intel Core i7-9700K Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Boost clock: 4.9 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-11700K Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-11700KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-12700K Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i7-12700KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i9-9900K Boost clock: 5 GHZ Intel Core i9-9900KF Boost clock: 5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i5-13600K Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i7-10700K Boost clock: 5.1 GHZ Intel Core i9-12900K Boost clock: 5.2 GHZ AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ Intel Core i9-10900K Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ Intel Core i9-11900K Boost clock: 5.3 GHZ AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Boost clock: 5.4 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Boost clock: 5.4 GHZ Intel Core i7-13700K Boost clock: 5.4 GHZ Intel Core i9-12900KS Boost clock: 5.5 GHZ AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Boost clock: 5.6 GHZ Intel Core i9-13900 Boost clock: 5.6 GHZ Intel Core i9-13900K Boost clock: 5.8 GHZ Intel Core i9-14900K Boost clock: 6 GHZ
3.4 GHZ 6 GHZ
Higher than 39% of CPUs RAM speed 2666 MHz
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 RAM speed: 4 MT/s Intel Core i7-4790K RAM speed: 1600 MT/s AMD Ryzen 3 1200 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s AMD Ryzen 3 3200G RAM speed: 2666 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 1600X RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i3-10105 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i3-10320 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i3-9100F RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i5-10400 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-10600 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-10600K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i5-10600KF RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i5-9400 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-9400F RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-9500 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i5-9600KF RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-8700K RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-9700 RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-9700F RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i7-9700K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i9-9900K RAM speed: 2666 MT/s Intel Core i9-9900KF RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Core i9-9900X RAM speed: 2666 MHz Intel Pentium Gold G-6400 RAM speed: 2666 MT/s intel-core-i9-9980xe RAM speed: 2666 MHz This part AMD Ryzen 5 1600 RAM speed: 2667 MHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X RAM speed: 2667 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600 RAM speed: 2933 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 2700X RAM speed: 2933 MT/s Intel Core i7-10700F RAM speed: 2933 MHz Intel Core i7-10700K RAM speed: 2933 MT/s Intel Core i9-10900K RAM speed: 2933 MT/s Intel Core i9-10900X RAM speed: 2933 MHz AMD Ryzen 3 3300X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 4500 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 5600 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 5600G RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 5600X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 3700X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen 7 3800X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen 7 5700G RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 5700X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 5800X RAM speed: 3200 MHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i3-13100 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-11400 RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i5-12400F RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-13600K RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i5-14400F RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i7-11700K RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i7-11700KF RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i7-12700KF RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i9-11900K RAM speed: 3200 MHz Intel Core i9-13900 RAM speed: 3200 MT/s Intel Core i3-12100 RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i3-12100F RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i5-12400 RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i5-12600 RAM speed: 4800 MT/s Intel Core i7-12700 RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i7-12700K RAM speed: 4800 MT/s Intel Core i9-12900K RAM speed: 4800 MHz Intel Core i9-12900KS RAM speed: 4800 MHz AMD Ryzen 5 7600 RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 5 7600X RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 7 7700X RAM speed: 5200 MHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 7900 RAM speed: 5200 MT/s AMD Ryzen 9 7900X RAM speed: 5200 MT/s Intel Core i7-13700K RAM speed: 5600 MHz Intel Core i9-13900K RAM speed: 5600 MHz Intel Core i9-14900K RAM speed: 5600 MT/s Intel Core Ultra 5 225F RAM speed: 6400 MT/s
4 MT/s 6400 MT/s
Higher than 33% of CPUs
Cores 18
Threads 36
Base clock 3 GHZ
Boost clock 4.5 GHZ
TDP 165 W
Cache 24.75 MB
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
Max Memory Size 128 GB
ECC Support No
Hyper Threading Yes
Turbo Boost Yes
Socket LGA2066
Memory DDR4
Ram Speed 2666 MHz
Processor Generation 9 Pairing fit
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