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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF 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 i9-14900KF is 3029 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - £138.88 vs £512.32
- Up to 60% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i9-14900KF - £0.96 vs £2.41 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 47% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-6600K - 213 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 32 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
145
68%
Value, £/FPS
£0.96/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
213
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.41/FPS
39%
Price, £
£512.32
27%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 145 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i9-14900KF
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
213 FPS
£17.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,799
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213 FPS
£17.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£3,749
In Stock
213 FPS
£16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
213 FPS
£17.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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