Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 494 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-7960X - 219 vs 217 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$279.0 vs CA$507.99
- Up to 46% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-7960X - CA$1.27 vs CA$2.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 32 vs 6 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
219
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$279
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
6 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |