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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4770 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4770 is 829 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4770 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770
- Performs up to 19% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-990X - 171 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $74.95 vs $178.02
- Up to 65% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-990X - $0.44 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 84 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
144
84.21052631578947%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
35.483870967741936%
Price, $
$178.02
42%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ LGA 1150 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770
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Updated 2462 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
47.55892255892255%
Multi-Core
2626
69.43416181914331%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-4770 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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