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Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-9600KF

Core i9-7940X vs Core i5-9600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9600KF outperforms Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 494 days newer than Core i9-7940X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 28 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF

  • Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-7940X - 173 vs 171 FPS
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

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1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

171

98%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-9600KF Logo
Core i5-9600KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

173

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.98/FPS

100%

Price, £

£168.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor

Buy for £168.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 93 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i5-9600KF Logo
Core i5-9600KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo
Core i9-7940X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1370

86%

Multi-Core

9923

100%

Intel Core i5-9600KF Logo
Core i5-9600KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1587

100%

Multi-Core

5707

57%

Intel Core i9-7940X Logo

Intel Core i9-7940X

vs
Intel Core i5-9600KF Logo

Intel Core i5-9600KF

Sep 1st, 2017Release Date
Jan 8th, 2019
Core i9CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores6
28
Threads6
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
165 WTDP
95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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