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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900X is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-6600 - 130 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - CA$133.77 vs CA$769.0
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9-9900X 3.5 Ghz Ten-Core Lga 2066 Processor 3.5 10 BX80673I99900X
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Intel BX80662I56600 6th Generation Core I5-6600 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900X | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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