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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 3159 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 13% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-990X - 224 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $178.02 vs $820.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10940X - $0.89 vs $3.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 130 vs 165 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.66/FPS
24.316939890710383%
Price, $
$820
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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In Stock
Updated 349955 minutes ago
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
199
88.83928571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/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 349954 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
36.17157490396927%
Multi-Core
2626
24.384808245890984%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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