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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 81 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9940X - 104 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - $131.7 vs $709.77
- Up to 82% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9940X - $1.41 vs $7.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 28 vs 6 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
104
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€146.19
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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Intel Core i9-9940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC9)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-9940X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 6 | Threads | 28 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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