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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1923 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 3% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-990X - 121 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $145.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 21% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-990X - $1.2 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
117
96.69421487603306%
Value, $/FPS
$1.52/FPS
78.94736842105263%
Price, $
$178.02
81%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
45.12779552715655%
Multi-Core
2626
36.89238550154538%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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