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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 1286 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-6500 - 160 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $109.68 vs $138.89
- Up to 29% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-6500 - $0.76 vs $1.07 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 6 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
144
90%
Value, €/FPS
€1.07/FPS
71.02803738317756%
Price, €
€154.17
78%
INTEL BX80662I56500 INTEL CORE I5-6500 UP TO 3.6GHZ 6M
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
160
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.76/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
74.1650913673598%
Multi-Core
3217
56.36937094795865%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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