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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3570 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 i5-3570 is 463 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 i5-3570 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-990X - 200 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $50.45 vs $130.17
- Up to 62% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-990X - $0.28 vs $0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 77 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
199
99.5%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
38.35616438356165%
Price, €
€144.49
38%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-3570
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
200
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.28/FPS
100%
Price, €
€56
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3570 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570
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Updated 13418 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-3570
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-3570 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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