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 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 % |
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 % |