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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-930 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 Core i7-930 is 361 days older than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-930 - $178.02 vs $198.73
- Up to 10% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-930 - $178.02 vs $198.73 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-930 - 12 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
1
100%
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$178.02/FPS
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$178.02
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Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
Buy for $178.02 on Amazon
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Updated 15435 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-930 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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