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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 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 i9-14900 is 4701 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $130.17 vs $423.35
- Up to 60% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-14900 - $1.21 vs $2.99 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 32% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-990X - 157 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
119
75.79617834394905%
Value, €/FPS
€1.21/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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Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
157
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.99/FPS
40.46822742474916%
Price, €
€469.92
30%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 3838 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
19.178547182620502%
Multi-Core
2626
16.554245729055033%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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