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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10850K is 3441 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $178.02 vs $286.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 197% better in League of Legends than Core i7-990X - 214 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 46% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-990X - $1.34 vs $2.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 125 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
214
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$286
62%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i9-10850K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
196 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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196 FPS
$11.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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201 FPS
$21.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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199 FPS
$37.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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195 FPS
$8.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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200 FPS
$11.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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192 FPS
$9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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199 FPS
$35.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,999.99
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199 FPS
$9.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,969
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193 FPS
$10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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