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Core i7-9800X vs Core i5-6600K

Core i7-9800X vs Core i5-6600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 1205 days older than Core i7-9800X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 0% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-9800X - 209 vs 208 FPS
  • Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 91 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

208

99.52153110047847%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

209

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£106.66

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)

Buy for £106.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 286 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1368

96.40591966173362%

Multi-Core

7353

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

54.56276349789202%

Intel Core i7-9800X

vs

Intel Core i5-6600K

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i7CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads4
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
165 WTDP
91 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
38.0x
Multiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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