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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1620 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1620 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-990X is 648 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1620.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 18% better in Diablo IV than Celeron G1620 - 105 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1620 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1620
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $49.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 68% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-990X - $0.55 vs $1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 55 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
105
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
32.35294117647059%
Price, $
$178.02
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Celeron G1620
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
FPS
89
84.76190476190476%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G1620 2.7 1 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G1620
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In Stock
Updated 5006 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Celeron G1620
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G1620
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
409
72.38938053097344%
Multi-Core
723
27.53236862147753%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Celeron G1620 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Gulftown | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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