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Intel logo Core i7-990X
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General information Core i7-990X Core i7-960
Launched Q1 2011 Q4 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Extreme Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Gulftown Bloomfield
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 8.6 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 5.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 28.9 % 45 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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-990X Core i7-960
Overall Score 46410 0 % 38407 17.2 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 15 % 34.8 %
Benchmark Score 4639 0 % 2176 53.1 %
Single Thread Score 1582.2 0 % 1453.6 8.1 %
Encrypting Data 2682 MB/s 41.9 % 4614.9 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 119.4 MB/s 0 % 71.4 MB/s 40.2 %
String objects sorting 16312.4 thousand/s 0 % 9804 thousand/s 39.9 %
Prime numbers generation 32.9 millions/s 0 % 22.8 millions/s 30.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29799.7 millions/s 0 % 17929.9 millions/s 39.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12617.7 millions/s 0 % 7669.2 millions/s 39.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-990X, Core i7-960.

Average frames per second Core i7-990X Core i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.1 FPS 68.4 FPS
High settings 147.4 FPS 109.5 FPS
Medium settings 184.2 FPS 136.9 FPS
Low settings 230.3 FPS 171.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.7 %

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 i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.0 FPS 117.9 FPS
High settings 211.3 FPS 188.7 FPS
Medium settings 264.1 FPS 235.8 FPS
Low settings 330.1 FPS 294.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.7 %
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