Intel

Core i7 X 990

Core i7 X 990
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BUY • $499

Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -84%Memory 11%, 1-Core -108%, 2-Core -103%, 4-Core -103%, 8-Core -118%Overclocked Score -64%1-Core -77%, 2-Core -75%, 4-Core -75%, 8-Core -95%, Memory 5%Value & Sentiment -2,463%User Rating -86%, Market Share -9,567%, Price -122%, Value -77%Nice To Haves -216%64-Core -148%, 64-Core -188%, Age -312%

Average Bench: 77.7% (271^st of 1442)

Based on 4,994 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000206C2 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 990 @ 3.47GHz

Poor: 70%Average: 77.7% Great: 87%

Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 65%

Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i7 X 990 averaged 22.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i7 X 990 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 92.2Pts

Avg. Quad Core Speed 342Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 X 990 is just 17.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7 X 990 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 657Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 540Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 4,994 samples)

Rank 27177.7%

Min	Avg	Max
83.7	Memory 92.2	97
70.1	1-Core 89	110
146	2-Core 178	220
71% 120 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
279	4-Core 342	431
430	8-Core 540	656
54.2% 441 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
527	64-Core 657	815
40.7% 657 Pts

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

AUS-User, 2 days ago.Core i7 X 990,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

79.8% Very good

Memory 95.3

1-Core 86.6

2-Core 178

72% 120 Pts

4-Core 348

8-Core 560

56% 454 Pts

64-Core 656

41% 656 Pts

GBR-User, 12 days ago.Core i7 X 990,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)

79.5% Very good

Memory 94

1-Core 89.7

2-Core 178

72% 121 Pts

4-Core 351

8-Core 527

55% 439 Pts

64-Core 658

41% 658 Pts

GBR-User, 10 days ago.Core i7 X 990,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

76% Very good

Memory 92.8

1-Core 90

2-Core 173

71% 119 Pts

4-Core 321

8-Core 516

51% 419 Pts

64-Core 635

39% 635 Pts

DEU-User, 21 days ago.Core i7 X 990,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

75.9% Very good

Memory 86.3

1-Core 90.3

2-Core 180

70% 119 Pts

4-Core 354

8-Core 528

55% 441 Pts

64-Core 654

40% 654 Pts

BIH-User, 11 days ago.Core i7 X 990,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)

75.1% Very good

Memory 83.5

1-Core 89.2

2-Core 181

69% 118 Pts

4-Core 360

8-Core 538

56% 449 Pts

64-Core 663

41% 663 Pts

BIH-User, 12 days ago.Core i7 X 990,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

66.7% Good

Memory 78.7

1-Core 86.6

2-Core 173

66% 113 Pts

4-Core 298

8-Core 420

45% 359 Pts

64-Core 422

26% 422 Pts

USA-User, 3 days ago.Core i7 X 990,

Socket 423, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

65.5% Good

Memory 82.6

1-Core 65

2-Core 129

57% 92.2 Pts

4-Core 263

8-Core 393

41% 328 Pts

64-Core 472

29% 472 Pts

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

CPU
Core i7 X 990Intel $499Bench 78%, 4,994 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	79x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	55x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	308x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	253x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	185x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $779

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i7-990X Processor Extreme Edition (12M Cache, 3.46 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Gulftown
Launch Date	Q1'11
Processor Number	i7-990X
# of Cores	6
# of Threads	12
Cache	12 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	32 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price	$1059.00
Clock Speed	3.46 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.73 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	1
Max TDP	130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	24 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 1066
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported	No

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	Yes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No

Package

Package Size	42.5mm X 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	239 mm2

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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USA-User

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

Got this beast pushing a 1660ti .. fastest CPU that enthusiast only know about

MYS-User

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3,261

Excellent

13 months ago.

this beast has higher score than i7 3770K

loik7

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Good

23 months ago.

fastest cpu of 2009

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Core i7 X 990

Average Bench: 77.7% (271^st of 1442)

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