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In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 871 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $65.81 vs $75.33
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6800K - 159 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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