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Core i5-6600 vs Core i9-9940X

Core i5-6600 vs Core i9-9940X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 1205 days newer than Core i5-6600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600

  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-6600 - 132 vs 129 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 28 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Dying Light 2: Stay Human.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

129

97.72727272727273%

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 106 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

132

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1286

88.14256339958875%

Multi-Core

3552

33.091112353269985%

Intel Core i9-9940X Logo
Core i9-9940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1459

100%

Multi-Core

10734

100%

Intel Core i5-6600

vs

Intel Core i9-9940X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i9
SkylakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
14
4Threads
28
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD Graphics 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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