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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X is 2794 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $178.02 vs $768.88
- Up to 75% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i7-9800X - $0.79 vs $3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 10% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i7-990X - 248 vs 226 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
226
91.12903225806451%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/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 i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
248
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
25.483870967741932%
Price, $
$768.88
23%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Updated 4910 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
41.301169590643276%
Multi-Core
2626
35.71331429348565%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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