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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Core i5-6600K
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - £55.94 vs £99.41
- Up to 42% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-9500 - £0.26 vs £0.45 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-6600K - 220 vs 218 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
218
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.26/FPS
100%
Price, £
£55.94
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K | vs | Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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