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Intel Core i3-7100 vs Intel Core i7-990X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-7100
Rank 2 - 60 %
Intel Core i7-990X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 59 %
Intel Core i3-7100
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-990X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,225
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.73 GHz
660
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
2,436
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
3,247
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
973
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.73 GHz
639
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
2,076
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
3,765
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,104
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
2,460

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-990X
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU groupIntel Core i 7000 (17)Intel Core i7 900 (4)
ArchitectureKaby Lake SGulftown
Technology14 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1151LGA 1366
PredecessorIntel Core i3-6100
SuccessorIntel Core i3-8100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-990X
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 46 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 6x
Frequency: 3.90 GHz 3.46 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.73 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.50 MB
L3-Cache3.00 MB12.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-990X
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 630no iGPU
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ2/2016

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-990X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-990X
MemoryDDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB24 GB
Memory channels23
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-990X
TDP51 W130 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i7-990X
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ1/2017Q1/2011
Release price1059 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
Intel Core i7-990X
Intel Core i7-990X
6C / 12T · 3.46 - 3.73 GHz

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