Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 561 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7900X - 314 vs 311 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - £168.88 vs £428.88
- Up to 61% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-7900X - £0.54 vs £1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 20 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
314
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £168.88 on Amazon
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Buy for £428.88 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 10 |
6 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |