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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 840 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - £175.0 vs £310.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-7600K - 161 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 16 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8 GHz QuadCore 6 MB Cache CPU - Black
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Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1507
93.54438237119801%
Multi-Core
4226
58.66185452526375%
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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