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Core i5-6600K vs Core i7-990X

Core i5-6600K vs Core i7-990X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 1589 days newer than Core i7-990X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 11% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-990X - 102 vs 92 FPS
  • Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 91 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Sons Of The Forest.
Sons Of The Forest

Sons Of The Forest

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

102

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.52/FPS

100%

Price, €

€53

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5GHz Boxed CPU

Buy for 53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011


FPS

92

90%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

100%

Intel Core i7-990X Logo
Core i7-990X

Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011


Single-Core

565

39%

Multi-Core

2626

65%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

vs
Intel Core i7-990X Logo

Intel Core i7-990X

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateFeb 24th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameGulftown
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
91 W
TDP130 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
35.0x
Multiplier26.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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