Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-990X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 990 @ 3.47GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU X 990 @ 3.47GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 42.12

Overall Rank:
1430th fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
2034th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
429th fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $168.80 USD (2024-07-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7110

Single Thread Rating

1579

Samples: 441*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,491
Thread: 1,536

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz

Integer Math	29,694 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,535 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,194 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,665 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	122,562 KBytes/Sec
Physics	509 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,335 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,579 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$178.02 USD	Buy Now!
	$168.80 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		7,110

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		42.12
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		1,579

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2127918 - Jun 20 2024		7457
BL2093962 - May 05 2024 [Overclocked]		9183
BL2042201 - Mar 05 2024 [Overclocked]		8792
BL2034483 - Feb 26 2024		7271
BL2030069 - Feb 21 2024		7286

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		7,110
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-990X		6,185 (-13.0%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		7,146 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		7,129 (+0.3%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-990X		6,167 (-13.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-990X		3,758 (-47.1%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-990X		6,062 (-14.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i7-990X		28,497 (+300.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i7-990X		27,128 (+281.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7-990X		21,894 (+207.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i7-990X		19,891 (+179.7%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,541 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400T @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,371 (+17.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		1,442

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