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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600 is 4342 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600 - $178.02 vs $178.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 44% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-990X - 227 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 30% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-990X - $0.79 vs $1.13 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
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
158
69.60352422907489%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
69.91150442477877%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.99
99%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
20.6581352833638%
Multi-Core
2626
21.42099681866384%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD 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 |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 5 7600
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
191 FPS
$5.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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179 FPS
$5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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179 FPS
$7.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,296.66
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179 FPS
$5.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$939
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219 FPS
$7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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180 FPS
$7.17/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,290.99
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179 FPS
$5.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049.99
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207 FPS
$7.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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180 FPS
$7.85/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,413.74
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207 FPS
$6.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
12 GB, N/A Storage
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