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Intel logo Core i7-990X
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General information Core i7-990X Xeon W3540
Launched Q1 2011 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Server
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1366
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 17.1 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 13.5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 130 W 0 %
Performance Core i7-990X Xeon W3540
Overall Score 46297 0 % 37534 18.9 %
Future Proof 23 % 0 % 13 % 43.5 %
Benchmark Score 4594 0 % 1985 56.8 %
Single Thread Score 1568 0 % 1308.1 16.6 %
Encrypting Data 2647.3 MB/s 42.1 % 4573.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 119.2 MB/s 0 % 67.7 MB/s 43.2 %
String objects sorting 16069.4 thousand/s 0 % 8889.3 thousand/s 44.7 %
Prime numbers generation 33 millions/s 0 % 21.1 millions/s 35.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29413.9 millions/s 0 % 16722.3 millions/s 43.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12605.2 millions/s 0 % 7110.4 millions/s 43.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-990X, Xeon W3540.

Average frames per second Core i7-990X Xeon W3540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 92.2 FPS 66.2 FPS
High settings 147.5 FPS 105.9 FPS
Medium settings 184.4 FPS 132.4 FPS
Low settings 230.5 FPS 165.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.2 %

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 Xeon W3540
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 132.2 FPS 116.7 FPS
High settings 211.5 FPS 186.7 FPS
Medium settings 264.3 FPS 233.4 FPS
Low settings 330.4 FPS 291.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.7 %
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