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Prices and StockMSRP $488
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MSRP $488
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1205 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i5-6600K - 178 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - £20.36 vs £69.97
- Up to 73% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-6600K - £0.11 vs £0.40 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£20.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K 8x3.6 (Boost 5.0) GHz R0 16MB-L3 Cache UHD 630 Socket 1151
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Updated 8671 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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