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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 3159 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $130.17 vs $413.13
- Up to 64% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10900X - $0.73 vs $2.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-990X - 224 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
199
88.83928571428571%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/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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Updated 2204 minutes ago
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
224
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.05/FPS
35.60975609756098%
Price, €
€458.57
31%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Updated 2212 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
35.8502538071066%
Multi-Core
2626
28.022622985807278%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Gulftown | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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