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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F 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 i9-10900F is 3353 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $178.02 vs $222.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i9-10900F - $0.77 vs $0.91 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i7-990X - 246 vs 231 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
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
231
93.90243902439023%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/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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Updated 166 minutes ago
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
246
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
84.61538461538461%
Price, $
$222.99
79%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for $222.99 on Amazon
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Updated 167 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
33.711217183770884%
Multi-Core
2626
31.165440303821505%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 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 | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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