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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 81 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 9% better in League of Legends than Core i5-9500 - 187 vs 172 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - £148.88 vs £168.88
- Up to 3% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-9600KF - £0.87 vs £0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
172
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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