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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 3055 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 22% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-990X - 192 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $132.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 39% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-990X - $0.69 vs $1.13 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
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
158
82.29166666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
61.061946902654874%
Price, $
$178.02
74%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$132
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
34.159613059250304%
Multi-Core
2626
32.41175018513947%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 7 3700X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
157 FPS
$6.37/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$7.34/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$8.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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122 FPS
$8.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999.99
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149 FPS
$13.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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172 FPS
$17.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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133 FPS
$10.14/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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