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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 3196 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - CA$339.58 vs CA$912.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 228% better in League of Legends than Core i7-990X - 236 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-990X - CA$3.87 vs CA$4.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 32 vs 12 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
72
30.508474576271187%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.72/FPS
81.99152542372882%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
100%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
236
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.87/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$912.99
37%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
33.15727699530516%
Multi-Core
2626
24.55123410620793%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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