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Core i7-990X vs Ryzen 7 5800

Core i7-990X vs Ryzen 7 5800: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800 outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800 is 3610 days newer than Core i7-990X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800

  • Performs up to 47% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-990X - 179 vs 122 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
This is a free version of Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011


FPS

122

68%

Value, $/FPS

$1.46/FPS

100%

Price, $

$178.02

100%

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 15 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

179

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011


Single-Core

565

28%

Multi-Core

2626

30%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2048

100%

Multi-Core

8728

100%

Intel Core i7-990X Logo

Intel Core i7-990X

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Feb 24th, 2011Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
GulftownCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 7 5800

Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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