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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 2794 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - CA$339.58 vs CA$769.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-9900X - CA$1.92 vs CA$4.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Core i7-990X - 184 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
177
96.19565217391305%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.92/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Updated 2008 minutes ago
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
184
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.18/FPS
45.933014354066984%
Price, CA$
CA$769
44%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X
Buy for CA$769 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2014 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
37.97043010752688%
Multi-Core
2626
27.595628415300546%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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