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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 3542 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $178.02 vs $375.22
- Up to 47% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.62 vs $3.03 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 13% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-990X - 124 vs 110 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 - 32 vs 12 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
110
88.70967741935483%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/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 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.03/FPS
53.46534653465347%
Price, $
$375.22
47%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
Buy for $375.22 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
25.810872544540885%
Multi-Core
2626
21.597170819968746%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 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 9 5950X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$15.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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93 FPS
$17.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
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124 FPS
$32.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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74 FPS
$18.24/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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114 FPS
$22.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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77 FPS
$19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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90 FPS
$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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91 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
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77 FPS
$19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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96 FPS
$59.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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