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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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MSRP in USD: $233
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 3988 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $178.02 vs $275.6
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 66% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-990X - 153 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-990X - $1.8 vs $1.94 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
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
92
60.130718954248366%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
92.78350515463917%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$275.6
64%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 3765 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
23.829607760438634%
Multi-Core
2626
27.01368171998765%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-12600
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
70 FPS
$28.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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