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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 3542 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $178.02 vs $279.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.59 vs $2.15 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-990X - 130 vs 112 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 - 24 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
112
86.15384615384616%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/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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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.15/FPS
73.95348837209303%
Price, $
$279
63%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
25.929325378614042%
Multi-Core
2626
22.09879660018514%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-990X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
107 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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108 FPS
$27.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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108 FPS
$28.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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88 FPS
$21.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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108 FPS
$26.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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88 FPS
$21.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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125 FPS
$23.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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80 FPS
$17.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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101 FPS
$20.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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