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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 2875 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 9% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-990X - 301 vs 276 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $178.02 vs $359.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-9900KF - $0.65 vs $1.19 per FPS
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
301
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
54.6218487394958%
Price, $
$359
49%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
276
91.69435215946844%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Updated 349691 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
33.412182140745124%
Multi-Core
2626
32.608965602880915%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i7-990X
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
135 FPS
$12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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