Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-9700 is 186 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - £228.88 vs £240.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 10% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9600 - 33 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9600 - £7.27 vs £7.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for £228.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
33
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£240
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £240 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |