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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 1206 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 12% better in Starfield than Core i7-6700 - 63 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - CA$225.0 vs CA$228.88
- Up to 13% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-6700 - CA$3.57 vs CA$4.09 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
63
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.57/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$225
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I59600K Boxed Core i5-9600K Processor, 9MB Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-9600K
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
6 FPS
CA$183.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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2 FPS
CA$525/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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