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.

Is the Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 71.12

Overall Rank:
1458th fastest in multithreading out of 4830 CPUs
2068th fastest in single threading out of 4830 CPUs
440th fastest in out of 1380 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $99.99 USD (2024-08-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7111

Single Thread Rating

1579

Samples: 442*
*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	29,703 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,538 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,194 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,660 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	122,607 KBytes/Sec
Physics	509 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,343 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,579 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of September 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of September 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!
	$99.99 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 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,133
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,128
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,276
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,170
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		7,111

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.25
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.54
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		71.12
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.83
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,164
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,909
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
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
BL2183824 - Sep 01 2024 [Overclocked]		9521
BL2183597 - Aug 31 2024 [Overclocked]		9506
BL2176383 - Aug 23 2024		7139
BL2127918 - Jun 20 2024		7457
BL2093962 - May 05 2024 [Overclocked]		9183

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 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		7,111
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		5,348 (-24.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-990X		7,752 (+9.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-990X		3,856 (-45.8%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,654 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,082 (+13.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,071 (+13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-990X		7,129 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		6,747 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		6,494 (-8.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-990X		6,276 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		5,489 (-22.8%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-990X		5,240 (-26.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,235
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,033
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,497
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,094
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,842
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,779
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,531
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,519
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		1,442

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