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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 4332 days newer than Core i7-990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 14% better in Dead Space than Core i7-990X - 165 vs 145 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 120 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
165
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
102 FPS
£17.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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