Highest performing processor on the planet

Highest performing processor on the planet

Undisputed leadership on compute-intensive workloads

Whether you consider yourself a digital media expert who wants a "do everything PC", a hardcore gamer for whom "fast is never fast enough", a professional videographer who wants "no performance limits or barriers", an entrepreneur and media mogul who wants to run "anything and everything"; then you want the Intel® Core™ i7-980X processor Extreme Edition.

Higher is better Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition (8M cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI) Intel® Core™ i7-980X processor Extreme Edition (12M cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)

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The world's fastest¹, smartest PC processor

The world's fastest¹, smartest PC processor

Intel® Core™ i7-980X processor Extreme Edition

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The Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition is the perfect engine for power users who demand unparalleled performance and unlimited digital creativity. Experience Intel's fastest¹, smartest PC processor. You'll get maximum PC power for whatever you do, thanks to the combination of smart features like Intel® Turbo Boost Technology³ and Intel® Hyper-Threading Technologyδ, which together activate full processing power exactly where and when you need it.

With 6 physical and 12 logical cores, 12MB Intel® Smart Cache (L3 cache), 32 nm, second generation Hi-K metal gate process processor core, it's no surprise the Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition is the world's fastest¹, smartest PC processor.

Product information

Product information

 

Intel® Core™ i7-980X processor Extreme Edition

•  3.33 GHz core speed
• Up to 3.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
• 6 cores and 12 processing threads with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
•  12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
• 3 Channels DDR3 1066 MHz memory
• 32nm manufacturing process technology

 Intel® Core™ i7-975 processor Extreme Edition

•  3.33 GHz core speed
• Up to 3.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
• 4 cores and 8 processing threads with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
• 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
• 3 Channels DDR3 1066 MHz memory
• 45nm manufacturing process technology

Desktop Processors

Desktop Processors

Gear up for extreme processing power

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.

Wield the ultimate gaming weapon for greater performance in 3D gaming applications. Experience smoother and more realistic gaming made possible by distributing AI, physics, and rendering across six cores and 12 threads, bringing 3D to life for the ultimate gaming experience. And take digital content creation to a whole new level for photo retouching and photo editing. Unlock your full potential with Intel's top-of-the-line desktop processor and experience total creative freedom that's limited only by your imagination.