i7-990X Extreme Edition vs i5-750s

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-750s and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)13 February 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-750s and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate2.5 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size296 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-750s and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156no data
Power consumption (TDP)82 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750s and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i5-750s and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-750s and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-750s and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GB24 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750s and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 13 February 2011
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 82 Watt 130 Watt

i5-750s has 58.5% lower power consumption.

i7-990X Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

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