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Core i5-6600K vs Core i9-9900K

Core i5-6600K vs Core i9-9900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1205 days newer than Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of Core i5-6600K

  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 91 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-9900K

  • Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i5-6600K - 178 vs 174 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

174

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.09/FPS

100%

Price, €

€16.73

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-9900K 8x3,6 (Boost 5,0) GHz R0 16MB-L3 Cache UHD 630 socket 1151

Buy for 16.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

85%

Multi-Core

4012

50%

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1668

100%

Multi-Core

7960

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Core i5-6600K

vs
Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Core i9-9900K

Jul 2nd, 2015
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5Core i9
SkylakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
4
8
4
16
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
5.0 GHz
91 W
95 W
14 nm14 nm
35.0x
36.0x
None
UHD Graphics 630
YesYes

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