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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6600K - 131 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 97% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - €39.0 vs €1121.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9940X - €4.08 vs €8.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 91 vs 165 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9940X X-series Prozessor (19,25M Cache, bis zu 4,50 GHz)
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
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 |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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