Legit Processor Reviews

Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Hex-Core Processor Performance Review

Manufacturer: Intel
Product: Intel Core i7 990X ( BX80613I7990X )
Date: Mon, May 09, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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7-Zip

Some of the main features of 7z format are:

  • Open architecture
  • High compression ratio
  • Strong AES-256 encryption
  • Ability of using any compression, conversion or encryption method
  • Supporting files with sizes up to 16000000000 GB
  • Unicode file names
  • Solid compressing
  • Archive headers compressing

7-Zip 9.2

Compression ratio results are very dependent upon the data used for the tests. Usually, 7-Zip compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format. And 7-Zip compresses to zip format 2-10% better than most of other zip compatible programs.

7-Zip Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The Intel Core i7 990X Extreme dominated the field in 7-Zip! During the Decompressing phase of the 7-Zip benchmark the 990X completed 32091 MIPs while the second performer, the 2600K completed only 22198 MIPs. That's a difference of 44.6%. The 990X was able to hit 29973 MIPs during the compressing tests while the 2600K was able to hit 22508 MIPs which is a difference of 33.2%.

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Review Index
Page 1 - The Intel Core i7 990X Extreme Edition Processor
Page 2 - The Legit Reviews Test System
Page 3 - SiSoftware Sandra 2011 SP2
Page 4 - x264 HD Video Encoding
Page 5 - Cinebench R11.5
Page 6 - Futuremark 3DMark 11 Synthetic Benchmark
Page 7 - 7-Zip
Page 8 - wPrime
Page 9 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 10 - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Page 11 - Homefront
Page 12 - System Power Consumption
Page 13 - Overclocking the Intel Core i7 990X
Page 14 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion