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: 71.69

Overall Rank:
1498th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2105th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
454th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7168

Single Thread Rating

1584

Samples: 446*
*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	29,857 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,627 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,346 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,693 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	122,996 KBytes/Sec
Physics	516 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,372 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,584 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		7,168

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		71.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		1,584

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2248398 - Nov 18 2024		7172
BL5075668 - Oct 12 2024		8312
BL5074948 - Oct 04 2024		9607
BL5074947 - Oct 04 2024		8320
BL2183824 - Sep 01 2024 [Overclocked]		9521

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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		7,168
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-990X		7,755 (+8.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-990X		3,882 (-45.8%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		7,140 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		6,466 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,933 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i3-10100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,756 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,650 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,649 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,076 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		8,067 (+12.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-990X		7,129 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-990X		6,748 (-5.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		1,181

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