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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10105F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10105F is 3673 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10105F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10105F
- Performs up to 27% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-990X - 155 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $81.58 vs $178.02
- Up to 64% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-990X - $0.53 vs $1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
122
78.70967741935485%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
36.3013698630137%
Price, $
$178.02
45%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i3-10105F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$81.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10105F 4-Core Comet Lake Processor 3.70GHz 8GT/s 6MB LGA 1200 CPU Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i3-10105F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
38.85832187070151%
Multi-Core
2626
58.720930232558146%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i3-10105F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i3-10105F
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
8 FPS
$81.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10105F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$112.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10105F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$992/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$129.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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