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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700 is 3673 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - CA$339.58 vs CA$468.98
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 159% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-990X - 140 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 47% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-990X - CA$3.35 vs CA$6.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
54
38.57142857142858%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.29/FPS
53.25914149443561%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
100%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
140
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.35/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$468.98
72%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
26.86638135996196%
Multi-Core
2626
30.488796006037383%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i7-11700
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
7 FPS
CA$655.98/FPS
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