Product Name Intel® Core™ i7-980 Processor (12M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 4.8 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name Gulftown
Essentials
Status Launched
Launch Date Q2'11
Processor Number i7-980
# of Cores 6
# of Threads 12
Clock Speed 3.33 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency 3.6 GHz
Cache 12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus/Core Ratio 25
Bus Type QPI
System Bus 4.8 GT/s
# of QPI Links 1
Instruction Set 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available No
Lithography 32 nm
Max TDP 130 W
VID Voltage Range 0.800V-1.300V
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 24 GB
Memory Types DDR3-1066
# of Memory Channels 3
Package Specifications
Max CPU Configuration 1
TCASE 68.8°C
Package Size 45mm x 42.5mm
Processing Die Size 239 mm2
Sockets Supported FCLGA1366
Halogen Free Options Available Yes
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Yes
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology No
AES New Instructions Yes
Intel® 64 Yes
Idle States Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology Yes
Intel® Demand Based Switching No
Thermal Monitoring Technologies No
Execute Disable Bit Yes