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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600 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 Ryzen 5 7600 is 4342 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Core i7-990X
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600 - $178.02 vs $185.00
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 4% better in Control than Core i7-990X - 207 vs 199 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
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X | vs | Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 5 7600
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91 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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108 FPS
$9.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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79 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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133 FPS
$10.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
12 GB, N/A Storage
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79 FPS
$26.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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91 FPS
$11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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93 FPS
$13.44/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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116 FPS
$19.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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149 FPS
$17.79/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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