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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900KS 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 i9-13900KS is 4340 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-13900KS - $178.02 vs $479.99
- Up to 17% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-13900KS - $1.32 vs $1.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900KS - 130 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900KS
- Performs up to 123% better in War Thunder than Core i7-990X - 301 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
135
44.85049833887043%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/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 i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
FPS
301
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
83.01886792452831%
Price, $
$479.99
37%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900KS Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P + 16 E) 36MB Cache, up to 6.0 GHz
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Updated 1834 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
18.19645732689211%
Multi-Core
2626
12.027664544496862%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-13900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i9-13900KS
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
301 FPS
$15.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,699.99
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301 FPS
$17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KS
16 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$5,399.99
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299 FPS
$12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KS
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,599.99
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301 FPS
$16.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KS
16 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$5,099.99
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