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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700T 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 i7-6700T is 1650 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700T - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700T
- Performs up to 22% better in Starfield than Core i7-990X - 55 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $99.9 vs $178.02
- Up to 54% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-990X - $1.82 vs $3.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 35 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
45
81.81818181818183%
Value, $/FPS
$3.96/FPS
45.95959595959596%
Price, $
$178.02
56%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-6700T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700T 2.8GHz Tray CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-6700T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
47.759932375316986%
Multi-Core
2626
73.6399326977005%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700T |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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