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3DMark Fire Strike Physics Score

Core i7-5820K 12510 points
Core i7-990X 8320 points
Difference: 4190 (50%)

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Combined Speed (all threads combined)

Core i7-990X 42 GT/s
Core i7-5820K 39.6 GT/s
Difference: 2.4 (6%)

Core Speed

Core i7-990X 3.5 GHz
Core i7-5820K 3.3 GHz
Difference: 0.2 (6%)

Threads

Core i7-5820K 12
Core i7-990X 12
Difference: 0 (0%)

TDP

Core i7-5820K 140 Watts
Core i7-990X 130 Watts
Difference: 10 (8%)

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Specifications

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Model Core i7-5820K Core i7-990X
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Architecture Haswell-E Westmere
Core Speed 3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Hyperthreading Yes Yes
Cores / Modules 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Turbo 1/1/1/1/3/3 1/1/1/1/2/2
L2 Cache 6 x 256 KB 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache 15 MB 12 MB
GPU Model N/A N/A
TDP 140 Watts 130 Watts
Socket LGA 2011-3 LGA 1366
Released 2014-08-01 2011-02-01