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Core i9-11900K vs i9-7980XE


Description
The i9-11900K is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the i9-7980XE is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-11900K gets a score of 788.9 k points while the i9-7980XE gets 1223.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-7980XE is 1.6 times faster than the i9-11900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
50654
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Skylake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
8/16
18/36
TDP
125 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
16386 kB
25344 kB
Date
March 2021
May 2017
Mean monothread perf.
106.41k points
76.43k points
Mean multithread perf.
788.94k points
1223.79k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-11900K
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
38.06k
31.16k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
31.54k
28.13k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.5k
6.65k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.3k
10.5k (x0.45)
TOTAL
106.41k
76.43k (x0.72)

Multithread

i9-11900K

i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
327.93k
560.19k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
329.16k
516.97k (x1.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
118.88k
123.94k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.98k
22.69k (x1.75)
TOTAL
788.94k
1223.79k (x1.55)

Performance/W
i9-11900K
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
2623 points/W
3395 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2633 points/W
3133 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
951 points/W
751 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
137 points/W
TOTAL
6312 points/W
7417 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-11900K
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
7182 points/GHz
7081 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5952 points/GHz
6392 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2547 points/GHz
1512 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4397 points/GHz
2386 points/GHz
TOTAL
20077 points/GHz
17371 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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