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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-990X is 829 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 5% better in Starfield than Core i7-920 - 45 vs 43 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-920 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $90.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 47% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-990X - $2.09 vs $3.96 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
45
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.96/FPS
52.77777777777778%
Price, $
$178.02
50%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
43
95.55555555555556%
Value, $/FPS
$2.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
Buy for $90 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349592 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
73.45132743362832%
Multi-Core
1434
54.60776846915461%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i7-920 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 130 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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