Buy on Amazon
$178.02
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
No items available
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X outperforms FX-4100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-990X is 230 days older than FX-4100.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 38% better in League of Legends than FX-4100 - 72 vs 52 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-4100
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
72
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
Buy for $178.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4869 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FX-4100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD FX-4100 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Gulftown | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
