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£417.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $589
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 1824 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 63% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-9600 - 605 vs 372 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £158.62 vs £417.99
- Up to 38% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-14900K - £0.43 vs £0.69 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
605
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
62%
Price, £
£417.99
37%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
372
61%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for £158.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 97 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900K | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Core i5-9600
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
605 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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605 FPS
£6.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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593 FPS
£9.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
605 FPS
£10.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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