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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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MSRP in USD: $333
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 2980 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 47% better in F1 23 than Core i7-990X - 230 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$299.99 vs CA$333.43
- Up to 39% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i7-990X - CA$1.3 vs CA$2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
230
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i7-9700F
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
83 FPS
CA$30.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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80 FPS
CA$56.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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