Core i7-990X Extreme Edition: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Core i7-990X Extreme Edition sales 13 February 2011. Based on a Westmere architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3460 MHz - 3733 MHz (1 core) 3733 MHz (2 cores) 3600 MHz (3 cores) 3600 MHz (4 cores) 3600 MHz (5 cores) 3600 MHz (6 cores) and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 130 Watt.
Primary details
Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Intel Core i7EE | |
| Architecture codename | Westmere (2010−2011) | |
| Release date | 13 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | |
| Threads | 12 | |
| Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus type | QPI | |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | |
| Multiplier | 26 | of 42 (Core i7-7700K) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-990X Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-990X Extreme Edition's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-990X Extreme Edition. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
We have no data on Core i7-990X Extreme Edition benchmark results.
Send your test results of Core i7-990X Extreme Edition.
Similar processors
Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i7-990X Extreme Edition, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i7-990X Extreme Edition in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 94 configurations using Core i7-990X Extreme Edition in our database.
