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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $294
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600KF is 4618 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - $178.02 vs $226.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 102% better in War Thunder than Core i7-990X - 273 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 37% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-990X - $0.83 vs $1.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
135
49.45054945054945%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
62.87878787878787%
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 i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
273
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$226.99
78%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked
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Updated 1713 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
20.404478150957026%
Multi-Core
2626
16.794576618060887%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-14600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i5-14600KF
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
234 FPS
$5.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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262 FPS
$7.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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243 FPS
$5.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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260 FPS
$6.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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