Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-5960X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1285 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 24% better in Starfield than Core i7-990X - 56 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $160.99 vs $178.02
- Up to 28% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-990X - $2.87 vs $3.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
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Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell E | Codename | Gulftown |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |