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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 2794 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $130.17 vs $299.79
- Up to 39% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-9900K - $1.57 vs $2.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 40% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-990X - 129 vs 92 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
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
92
71%
Value, €/FPS
€1.57/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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
129
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.58/FPS
60%
Price, €
€332.77
43%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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