Buy on Amazon
£310
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
Availability
MSRP in USD: $423
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 565 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 1% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-8600K - 104 vs 103 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 16 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 35% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - £202.18 vs £310.0
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900 3.1GHz LGA1151 Box
Buy for £310 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74328 minutes ago
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
Buy for £202.18 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74328 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
95.96523898199875%
Multi-Core
5597
77.6929483620211%
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
