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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F 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 i7-12700F is 3967 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - $178.02 vs $219.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i7-12700F - $1.23 vs $1.37 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 10% better in Dead Space than Core i7-990X - 160 vs 145 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
145
90.625%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/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 i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
89.7810218978102%
Price, $
$219.99
80%
FPS Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
23.920406435224386%
Multi-Core
2626
22.781296087446865%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i7-12700F
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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82 FPS
$15.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,240.95
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71 FPS
$16.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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64 FPS
$17.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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71 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,029
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64 FPS
$21.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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114 FPS
$17.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,965.98
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64 FPS
$17.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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71 FPS
$18.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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81 FPS
$14.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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