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Intel logo Core i7-990X
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General information Core i7-990X Core i5-2550K
Launched Q1 2011 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Gulftown Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 2.9 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 2.6 % 3.8 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-990X Core i5-2550K
Overall Score 46297 0 % 40433 12.7 %
Future Proof 23 % 17.9 % 28 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4594 0 % 2673 41.8 %
Single Thread Score 1566.4 10.7 % 1755 0 %
Encrypting Data 2642 MB/s 0 % 1049.3 MB/s 60.3 %
Compressing Data 119.6 MB/s 0 % 66.1 MB/s 44.8 %
String objects sorting 16247.6 thousand/s 0 % 9014.9 thousand/s 44.5 %
Prime numbers generation 33 millions/s 0 % 26.1 millions/s 21.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29651.3 millions/s 0 % 14511.1 millions/s 51.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12479.9 millions/s 0 % 7502 millions/s 39.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-990X, Core i5-2550K.

Average frames per second Core i7-990X Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.2 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 147.5 FPS 119.7 FPS
Medium settings 184.4 FPS 149.6 FPS
Low settings 230.5 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.9 %

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 i7-990X Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.0 FPS 121.7 FPS
High settings 211.2 FPS 194.7 FPS
Medium settings 264.0 FPS 243.4 FPS
Low settings 330.1 FPS 304.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.8 %
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