Unrivaled smart features
With overclock enabled,‡2 you can tune your system for extra performance and feed your need for speed.◊1 Plus, greater cache size and higher frequencies make it the perfect engine for power users who demand unparalleled performance and unlimited digital creativity.
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology◊1
The Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition automatically speeds up when your PC needs extra performance.
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology◊2
Multi-task processing enables each core of your processor to work on two tasks at the same time, delivering the performance you need for smart multitasking. Select models of the Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition feature as many as 12 threads to maximize performance.
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.
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
