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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1589 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 12% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-990X - 139 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $74.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 63% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-990X - $0.53 vs $1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Updated 349273 minutes ago
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
124
89.20863309352518%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
36.80555555555556%
Price, $
$178.02
41%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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In Stock
Updated 349272 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
43.93468118195957%
Multi-Core
2626
73.93018018018019%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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