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Intel logo Core i7-7740X
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Intel logo Core i7-990X

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General information Core i7-7740X Core i7-990X
Launched Q3 2017 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-X Gulftown
Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 18.6 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 17.8 %
Cores 4 33.3 % 6 0 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 112 W 13.8 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-7740X Core i7-990X
Overall Score 49944 0 % 46297 7.3 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 23 % 61.7 %
Benchmark Score 6222 0 % 4594 26.2 %
Single Thread Score 2682.6 0 % 1566.4 41.6 %
Encrypting Data 3256.4 MB/s 0 % 2642 MB/s 18.9 %
Compressing Data 132.4 MB/s 0 % 119.6 MB/s 9.6 %
String objects sorting 17497.1 thousand/s 0 % 16247.6 thousand/s 7.1 %
Prime numbers generation 31.2 millions/s 5.6 % 33 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30446.8 millions/s 0 % 29651.3 millions/s 2.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 19071.9 millions/s 0 % 12479.9 millions/s 34.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7740X, Core i7-990X.

Average frames per second Core i7-7740X Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.0 FPS 92.2 FPS
High settings 164.8 FPS 147.5 FPS
Medium settings 206.0 FPS 184.4 FPS
Low settings 257.5 FPS 230.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.5 %

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 i7-7740X Core i7-990X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.5 FPS 132.0 FPS
High settings 221.6 FPS 211.2 FPS
Medium settings 277.0 FPS 264.0 FPS
Low settings 346.2 FPS 330.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.7 %
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