Intel Core i7-980X Operating and safety instructions

Intel®Core™i7-980X
Processor Extreme Edition
processing power exactly where and when
you need it. The Intel Core i7 processor
Extreme Edition, combined with Intel® X58
Express chipset-based motherboards,
offers unprecedented bandwidth and mem-
ory performance, including an integrated
memory controller with three channels
of DDR3, two DIMMs per channel, and up
to 25.6 GB/s bandwidth at 1066 MHz.
Breakaway Performance for Digital
Media Creation
Take digital content creation to a whole new
level and enjoy faster video transcoding and
image rendering, plus incredible performance
for photo retouching and photo editing.
Whether you’re a serious multitasker or
a multimedia enthusiast, performance
matters. So why limit yourself? Unlock your
full potential with Intel’s top-of-the-line
family of processors and experience total
creative freedom that’s limited only by
your imagination.
Gear Up for Extreme Processing Power
You’ll get maximum PC power for whatever
you do, thanks to the combination of intel-
ligent features such as Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology1and Intel® Hyper-Threading
Technology,2which together activate full
Product Overview
Outperform, overwhelm, and overthrow your
competition with the new Intel® Core™ i7
processor Extreme Edition, featuring Intel’s
rst 32nm processor with 12 computing
threads. The Intel Core i7 processor Extreme
Edition delivers incredible breakthroughs in
gaming and multitasking performance.
Wield the Ultimate Gaming Weapon
The Intel Core i7 processor Extreme Edition
can not only take on today’s most complex
and immersive games, but it’s also powerful
enough to handle tomorrow’s gaming
advances. Experience smoother and
more realistic gaming made possible by
distributing AI, physics, and rendering
across six cores and 12 threads, bringing
3D gaming to life for the ultimate desktop
experience.
PRODUCT BRIEF
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition
for Desktop

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition For more information on the Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition, visit
www.intel.com/products/processor/corei7ee/index.htm
1Intel® Turbo Boost Technology requires a PC with a processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology capability. Intel Turbo Boost Technology performance varies depending on hardware, software, and overall
system conguration. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel Turbo Boost Technology. See www.intel.com/technology/turboboost for more information.
2Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with a processor supporting HT Technology and an HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary
depending on the specic hardware and software you use. For more information including details on which processors support HT Technology, see www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading.
3Warning: Altering clock frequency and/or voltage may (i) reduce system stability and useful life of the system and processor; (ii) cause the processor and other system components to fail; (iii) cause reductions
in system performance; (iv) cause additional heat or other damage; and (v) affect system data integrity. Intel has not tested, and does not warranty, the operation of the processor beyond its specications.
Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Core, and Core Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
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Outperform, overwhelm, and overthrow
your competition with the new Intel® Core™ i7
processor Extreme Edition.
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Comparison
INTEL® CORE™ i7-980X PROCESSOR
EXTREME EDITION
INTEL® CORE™ i7-975 PROCESSOR
EXTREME EDITION
INTEL® CORE™ i7-870
PROCESSOR
Number of Processor Cores 644
Number of Simultaneous Threads
with Intel® Hyper-Threading
Technology2
12 8 8
Intel® Smart Cache 12 MB 8 MB 8 MB
Processor Base Frequency 3.33 GHz 3.33 GHz 2.93 GHz
Integrated Memory Controller Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology1Yes Yes Yes
Number of DDR3 Memory Channels 332
Intel® Express Chipset X58 X58 P55
Overclocking Enabled3Yes Yes No
Features and Benets of the Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition
Feature Benefit
Six-Core Processing Provides six complete execution cores in a single processor package, delivering 12 computing threads to help operating
systems and applications deliver additional performance, so users can experience better multitasking and multi-threaded
performance across many types of applications and workloads.
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology2Delivers two processing threads per physical core for a total of 12 threads for massive computational throughput, allowing
highly threaded applications to get more work done faster.
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology1Dynamically increases the processor’s frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom when
operating below specified limits. Get more performance automatically, when you need it the most.
Intel® Smart Cache This large last-level cache enables dynamic and efficient allocation of shared cache to all six cores to match the needs
of various applications for ultra-efficient data storage and manipulation.
Intel® QuickPath Interconnect Intel’s latest system interconnect design increases bandwidth and lowers latency, while achieving data transfer speeds
as high as 25.6 GB/s.
Integrated Memory Controller An integrated memory controller with three channels of DDR3 1066 MHz offers memory performance up to 25.6 GB/s.
Combined with the processor’s efficient prefetching algorithms, this memory controller’s lower latency and higher memory
bandwidth delivers amazing performance for data-intensive applications.
Intel® HD Boost Includes the full SSE4 instruction set, significantly improving a broad range of multimedia and compute-intensive applications.
The 128-bit SSE instructions are issued at a throughput rate of one per clock cycle, allowing a new level of processing
efficiency with SSE4-optimized applications.
AES-NI Encryption / Decryption
Acceleration
Provides 6 new processor instructions that help to improve performance for AES encryption and decryption algorithms.