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£96.17
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AvailabilityMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 1824 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Core i5-9500
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £96.17 vs £433.50
- Up to 74% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i9-14900K - £0.57 vs £2.20 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 17% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-9500 - 197 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 32 vs 6 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
168
85%
Value, £/FPS
£0.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9500 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
197 FPS
£20.82/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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193 FPS
£29.02/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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197 FPS
£31.98/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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