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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-7700 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 i7-7700 is 2140 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 i7-7700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i7-990X - 242 vs 231 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $177.2 vs $178.02
- Up to 5% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i7-990X - $0.73 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
231
95.45454545454545%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
94.8051948051948%
Price, $
$178.02
99%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
242
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$177.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
40.676745860331174%
Multi-Core
2626
58.878923766816136%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i7-7700
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
$33.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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