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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 3701 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 21% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-990X - 187 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $139.40 vs $178.02
- Up to 35% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-990X - $0.75 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.4
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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