Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X outperforms Xeon X5677 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-990X is 345 days newer than Xeon X5677.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Xeon X5677 - 192 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon X5677 - 12 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon X5677
Server/Workstation • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon X5677 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i7 |
| Westmere-EP | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
