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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 2700 is 2611 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $178.02 vs $185.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Performs up to 14% better in Rust than Core i7-990X - 182 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-990X - $1.02 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$185
96%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 7 2700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
25 FPS
$44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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23 FPS
$52.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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31 FPS
$41.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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36 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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36 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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