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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3400G 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 3400G is 3055 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-990X - 170 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $124.79 vs $178.02
- Up to 35% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-990X - $0.73 vs $1.12 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
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
159
93.52941176470588%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
65.17857142857142%
Price, $
$178.02
70%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
50.0886524822695%
Multi-Core
2626
72.56148107211938%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 5 3400G
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
22 FPS
$37.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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7 FPS
$85.71/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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