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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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MSRP in USD: $449
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 Ryzen 7 5800X is 3542 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $178.02 vs $211.09
- Up to 1% better value when playing Saints Row than Ryzen 7 5800X - $1.2 vs $1.21 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 18% better in Saints Row than Core i7-990X - 174 vs 148 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
148
85%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/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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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| 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 | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 7 5800X
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
106 FPS
$22.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$20.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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98 FPS
$20.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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51 FPS
$19.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$997
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81 FPS
$17.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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119 FPS
$12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,517.99
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98 FPS
$18.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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61 FPS
$32.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,986.88
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119 FPS
$16.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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73 FPS
$22.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,645.88
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