Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 2875 days newer than Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-990X - 220 vs 211 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
33.412182140745124%
Multi-Core
2626
32.608965602880915%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
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 | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
