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Core i5-6500 vs Core i9-9900K

Core i5-6500 vs Core i9-9900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core I9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for CA$583.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Intel Core I9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for CA$583.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500

  • Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - CA$146.24 vs CA$583.54
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K

  • Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-6500 - 130 vs 113 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

113

86.92307692307692%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$146.24

100%

Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor

Buy for CA$146.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 205 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

130

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$583.54

25%

FPS Winner

Intel Core I9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for CA$583.54 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1177

70.56354916067147%

Multi-Core

3217

40.414572864321606%

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1668

100%

Multi-Core

7960

100%

Intel Core i5-6500

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Intel Core i9-9900K

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i9
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0xMultiplier
36.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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