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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700KF 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 i7-9700KF is 2875 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 i7-9700KF - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-990X - 174 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$329.0 vs CA$330.26
- Up to 7% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-990X - CA$1.89 vs CA$2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
174
100%
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CA$1.89/FPS
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Price, CA$
CA$329
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I79700KF Core i7-9700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 4.9 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-9700KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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