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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 3673 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - CA$339.58 vs CA$619.98
- Up to 14% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-11600 - CA$3.69 vs CA$4.28 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 58% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-990X - 145 vs 92 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
92
63.44827586206897%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.69/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
145
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.28/FPS
86.21495327102802%
Price, CA$
CA$619.98
54%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for CA$619.98 on Amazon
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Updated 3735 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
26.625824693685203%
Multi-Core
2626
32.071323888617485%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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