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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 871 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Core i7-6800K - 744 vs 683 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - CA$185.0 vs CA$187.16
- Up to 7% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6800K - CA$0.25 vs CA$0.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80671I76800K Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor, Gray
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
744
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$185
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I59600K Boxed Core i5-9600K Processor, 9MB Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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