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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 186 days older than the more expensive Core i7-9700F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 2% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-9700F - 147 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - £156.66 vs £328.66
- Up to 53% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-9700F - £1.07 vs £2.28 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
147
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.07/FPS
100%
Price, £
£156.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.7 GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K (Components > Processors CPU)
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Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
144
97.95918367346938%
Value, £/FPS
£2.28/FPS
46.929824561403514%
Price, £
£328.66
47%
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core Up to 4.7 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W | BX80684I79700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Single-Core
1549
90.47897196261682%
Multi-Core
6256
96.72232529375387%
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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