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In short — Core i5-9600KF outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 2875 days newer than Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 19% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-990X - 188 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
World of Warcraft
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
188
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.9/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
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Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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