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$178.02
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 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 i9-14900 is 4701 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $178.02 vs $578.99
- Up to 68% better value when playing Control than Core i9-14900 - $0.89 vs $2.78 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 5% better in Control than Core i7-990X - 208 vs 199 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
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
199
95.67307692307693%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/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 i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.78/FPS
32.014388489208635%
Price, $
$578.99
30%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Updated 2047 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
19.178547182620502%
Multi-Core
2626
16.554245729055033%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| 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 | 2.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Core i9-14900
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
109 FPS
$18.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,029
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109 FPS
$20.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,199
In Stock
92 FPS
$20.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,869
In Stock
109 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
In Stock
134 FPS
$19.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,666.99
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109 FPS
$20.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,266.99
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182 FPS
$14.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,693.77
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92 FPS
$21.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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208 FPS
$19.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$4,083.99
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