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Intel logo Core i7-990X
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Intel Core i7-990X logo Intel Core i5-7600 logo
General information Core i7-990X Core i5-7600
Launched Q1 2011 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Gulftown Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 9.8 % 4.1 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 65 W 50 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 i5-7600
Overall Score 46410 0 % 45490 2 %
Future Proof 23 % 59.6 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4639 0 % 4282 7.7 %
Single Thread Score 1566.4 36.2 % 2455.2 0 %
Encrypting Data 2668.7 MB/s 0 % 1936.2 MB/s 27.4 %
Compressing Data 118.8 MB/s 0 % 88.6 MB/s 25.4 %
String objects sorting 16215.2 thousand/s 0 % 11077.1 thousand/s 31.7 %
Prime numbers generation 32.8 millions/s 0 % 31.1 millions/s 5.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29473.2 millions/s 0 % 17351.9 millions/s 41.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12617.7 millions/s 12 % 14334.5 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-990X, Core i5-7600.

Average frames per second Core i7-990X Core i5-7600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.1 FPS 89.4 FPS
High settings 147.4 FPS 143.1 FPS
Medium settings 184.2 FPS 178.8 FPS
Low settings 230.3 FPS 223.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.9 %

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 i5-7600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.0 FPS 130.4 FPS
High settings 211.3 FPS 208.7 FPS
Medium settings 264.1 FPS 260.9 FPS
Low settings 330.1 FPS 326.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.2 %
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