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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 2415 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 123% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-990X - 58 vs 26 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$264.1 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 65% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-990X - CA$4.55 vs CA$13.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
26
44.827586206896555%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$13.06/FPS
34.83920367534456%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
77%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Updated 33 minutes ago
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
58
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.55/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$264.1
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 34 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
35.714285714285715%
Multi-Core
2626
40.75741114387708%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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