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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 2238 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than Core i7-990X - 192 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$285.0 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 26% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-990X - CA$1.48 vs CA$1.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
171
89.0625%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.99/FPS
74.37185929648241%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
83%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
192
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.48/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$285
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD150XBBAEBOX)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
51.177536231884055%
Multi-Core
2626
72.06366630076838%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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