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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 4233 days newer than Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 38% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-990X - 213 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
154
72%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 9 7900X
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
165 FPS
$15.76/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
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Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$23.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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134 FPS
$16.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$30.82/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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