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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $221
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14400 is 4701 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-14400 - $178.02 vs $210.26
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14400
- Performs up to 31% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-990X - 201 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i7-990X - $1.05 vs $1.16 per FPS
- 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
76.61691542288557%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
90.51724137931035%
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 i5-14400
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210.26
84%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-14400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
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Updated 311 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-14400
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
23.014256619144604%
Multi-Core
2626
21.30455946779166%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-14400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-14400
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$27.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14400
32 GB, N/A Storage
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