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Intel logo Core i7-5820K
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Intel logo Core i7-990X

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General information Core i7-5820K Core i7-990X
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Haswell-E Gulftown
Clock 3.3 GHz 5.7 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.6 GHz 2.7 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-5820K Core i7-990X
Overall Score 50223 0 % 46297 7.8 %
Future Proof 43 % 0 % 23 % 46.5 %
Benchmark Score 6362 0 % 4594 27.8 %
Single Thread Score 1986 0 % 1575.8 20.7 %
Encrypting Data 2782.8 MB/s 0 % 2647.3 MB/s 4.9 %
Compressing Data 143.6 MB/s 0 % 120.2 MB/s 16.3 %
String objects sorting 20887.2 thousand/s 0 % 16053.2 thousand/s 23.1 %
Prime numbers generation 46.2 millions/s 0 % 32.8 millions/s 29 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 35848.8 millions/s 0 % 29384.2 millions/s 18 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17871.2 millions/s 0 % 12630.2 millions/s 29.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-5820K, Core i7-990X.

Average frames per second Core i7-5820K Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.9 FPS 92.2 FPS
High settings 166.2 FPS 147.5 FPS
Medium settings 207.7 FPS 184.4 FPS
Low settings 259.6 FPS 230.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-5820K Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.1 FPS 132.2 FPS
High settings 222.5 FPS 211.5 FPS
Medium settings 278.1 FPS 264.3 FPS
Low settings 347.7 FPS 330.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 5 %
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