Intel Core i7 X 990 Benchmark and Specs

Intel Core i7 X 990

The Core i7 X 990 is a 6 core CPU from Intel. This chip has a good overall score with 3089 points in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is a very good processor for gaming, with a score of 4251 points. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Core i7 X 990 scores 2707 points and 2617 points respectively. Indeed, this is an average rating for very heavy workloads.

The Core i7 X 990 has 6 cores and 12 threads. This CPU makes use of simultaneous multithreading technology to improve performance on parallel tasks. Each physical CPU core is divided into multiple logical processors. This Intel CPU has a clock speed of 3.5 GHz.

In terms of cache, the Core i7 X 990 has 12 MiB of level 2 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

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