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€82.67
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Prices and StockMSRP $488
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MSRP $488
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K and the cheaper Core i5-9500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Core i5-9500
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $82.67 vs $351.35
- Up to 76% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i9-9900K - $0.44 vs $1.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-9500 - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
190
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€82.67
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Updated 406 minutes ago
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
191
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.84/FPS
24%
Price, €
€351.35
23%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for €351.35 on Amazon
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Updated 406 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500 | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9500 or Core i9-9900K
With selected game settings
87 FPS
€21.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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117 FPS
€36.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€4,234.23
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94 FPS
€36.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€3,424.27
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79 FPS
€44.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€3,512.61
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