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Core i5-9500 vs Core i7-5930K

Core i5-9500 vs Core i7-5930K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for 81.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 69 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-5930K

3.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K

Buy for 446.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for 81.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 69 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-5930K

3.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K

Buy for 446.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 1509 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500

  • Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-5930K - 145 vs 143 FPS
  • Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $73.11 vs $402.12
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Metro Exodus.
Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

145

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€81.15

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for 81.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 69 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

143

98.62068965517241%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€446.35

18%

Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K

Buy for 446.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1468

100%

Multi-Core

4990

91.05839416058394%

Intel Core i7-5930K Logo
Core i7-5930K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1156

78.7465940054496%

Multi-Core

5480

100%

Intel Core i5-9500

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Intel Core i7-5930K

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateSep 1st, 2014
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell E
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier
35.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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