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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 1700X 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 Ryzen 7 1700X is 2198 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $130.17 vs $142.59
- Up to 1% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 7 1700X - $0.69 vs $0.7 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Performs up to 8% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-990X - 225 vs 208 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
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
208
92.44444444444444%
Value, €/FPS
€0.69/FPS
100%
Price, €
€144.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
225
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.7/FPS
98.57142857142857%
Price, €
€158.27
91%
FPS Winner
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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In Stock
Updated 61744 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
51.93014705882353%
Multi-Core
2626
47.11158952278436%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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