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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 1286 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - £138.88 vs £328.88
- Up to 55% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9900KF - £0.71 vs £1.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 6% better in Rust than Core i5-6600K - 208 vs 196 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
196
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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In Stock
Updated 213 minutes ago
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.58/FPS
44%
Price, £
£328.88
42%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KF processor (16M cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
Buy for £328.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 213 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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