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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 2286 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 41% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-8600K - 176 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - £202.18 vs £549.97
- Up to 48% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-14900 - £1.62 vs £3.12 per FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
125
71%
Value, £/FPS
£1.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£202.18
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Updated 8352 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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