McCordRm Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 For GAMING, which CPU will give me better performance? Intel i7-990X or Intel i7 3770K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 7, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 7, 2012 Well the 990 is for socket 1336 and the 3770 is for 1155. I think you choice comes down to which board you are getting. According to this benchmark: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2012/-04-3DMark11,3157.html They are neck and neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Either would be good, but the 3770k is my pick. TDP is a lot lower 77w (3770k) vs. 130w (990x). The real comparison should be the i7 3960x since it is also carries the "Extreme" moniker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCordRm Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hmmm... good point. The lower power consumption would save money on electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badb0y Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Intel i7-990X is BETTER!! but Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz is the BEST :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 7, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 7, 2012 For servers, yes, for desktops, no. Intel Core i7 3960X is the top in benchmarks. Like I said, the 990x is at par with the 3770k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramonga Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 3770k will clock better ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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