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Intel logo Core i7-990X
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General information Core i7-990X Core i3-7300
Launched Q1 2011 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Gulftown Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.5 GHz 12.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 51 W 60.8 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-990X Core i3-7300
Overall Score 46297 0 % 41360 10.7 %
Future Proof 23 % 59.6 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4594 0 % 2926 36.3 %
Single Thread Score 1568 35 % 2412.4 0 %
Encrypting Data 2658 MB/s 0 % 1499.5 MB/s 43.6 %
Compressing Data 119.9 MB/s 0 % 60.1 MB/s 49.9 %
String objects sorting 16280 thousand/s 0 % 7830.2 thousand/s 51.9 %
Prime numbers generation 32.9 millions/s 0 % 15.1 millions/s 54.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29651.3 millions/s 0 % 13936.3 millions/s 53 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12617.7 millions/s 0 % 8619.7 millions/s 31.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-990X, Core i3-7300.

Average frames per second Core i7-990X Core i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.2 FPS 77.5 FPS
High settings 147.5 FPS 124.1 FPS
Medium settings 184.4 FPS 155.1 FPS
Low settings 230.5 FPS 193.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.9 %

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 i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.0 FPS 123.3 FPS
High settings 211.2 FPS 197.3 FPS
Medium settings 264.0 FPS 246.6 FPS
Low settings 330.0 FPS 308.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.6 %
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