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Core i5-6600 vs Core i9-9900X

Core i5-6600 vs Core i9-9900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900X

3.5 GHz | 10-core

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Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X

Buy for CA$769 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 253 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900X

3.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X

Buy for CA$769 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 253 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900X is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600

  • Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - CA$110.7 vs CA$769.0
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i5-6600 - 184 vs 183 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 20 vs 4 threads
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Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

183

99.45652173913044%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$110.7

100%

Intel BX80662I56600 6th Generation Core I5-6600 Processor

Buy for CA$110.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 253 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

184

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$769

14%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X

Buy for CA$769 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 253 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1286

86.4247311827957%

Multi-Core

3552

37.3266078184111%

Intel Core i9-9900X Logo
Core i9-9900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1488

100%

Multi-Core

9516

100%

Intel Core i5-6600

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Intel Core i9-9900X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i9
SkylakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
20
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
35.0x
UHD Graphics 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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