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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 4057 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-990X - 325 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $169.21 vs $178.02
- Up to 13% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-990X - $0.52 vs $0.6 per 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 - 16 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
325
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 7 5700X
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
266 FPS
$5.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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216 FPS
$5.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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201 FPS
$5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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201 FPS
$3.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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216 FPS
$5.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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266 FPS
$5.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,464.98
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216 FPS
$5.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,209
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216 FPS
$5.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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195 FPS
$5.38/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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291 FPS
$6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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