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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F 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 Core i9-10900F is 3353 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-990X - 119 vs 110 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $178.02 vs $244.77
- Up to 21% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10900F - $1.62 vs $2.06 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
78.64077669902912%
Price, $
$244.77
72%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
110
92.43697478991596%
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
Buy for $178.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349275 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
33.711217183770884%
Multi-Core
2626
31.165440303821505%
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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