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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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MSRP in USD: $1089
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 952 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Rust than Core i7-6900K - 203 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-6900K - CA$1.37 vs CA$1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - CA$258.88 vs CA$279.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 16 vs 6 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.37/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$279
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Core i7-6900K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
32 FPS
CA$131.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9600KF
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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