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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF 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 i7-11700KF is 3673 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - CA$339.58 vs CA$573.43
- Up to 21% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-11700KF - CA$0.56 vs CA$0.71 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 33% better in Minecraft than Core i7-990X - 810 vs 610 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
610
75.30864197530865%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
810
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.71/FPS
78.87323943661973%
Price, CA$
CA$573.43
59%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
25.033229951262737%
Multi-Core
2626
25.78301423662249%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i7-11700KF
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
720 FPS
CA$2.11/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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667 FPS
CA$4.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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574 FPS
CA$2.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,335.99
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