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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $294
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MSRP in USD: $294
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-14600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is 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 40% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - $178.02 vs $294.99
- Up to 3% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-14600KF - $0.39 vs $0.4 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 61% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-990X - 738 vs 457 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
457
61%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
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
738
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
97%
Price, $
$294.99
60%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
477 FPS
$2.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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430 FPS
$4.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,748.99
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541 FPS
$4.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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585 FPS
$4.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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571 FPS
$3.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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