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In short — Core i7-990X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-990X is 463 days older than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 5% better in Rust than Celeron G550 - 159 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $49.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 71% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-990X - $0.32 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Gulftown | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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