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Core i5-8600 vs Core i9-14900K

Core i5-8600 vs Core i9-14900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for 494.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900K

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for 494.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 2071 days newer than Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Core i9-14900K

  • Performs up to 30% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8600 - 170 vs 131 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 32 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

131

77%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

170

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.91/FPS

100%

Price, €

€494.19

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for 494.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 123 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

47%

Multi-Core

5027

24%

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

3101

100%

Multi-Core

21000

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Core i5-8600

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo

Core i9-14900K

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
24
6Threads
32
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
6.0 GHz
65 WTDPNot Available
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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