Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 247 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 0% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8600 - 238 vs 237 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - €198.88 vs €304.42
- Up to 34% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-8600 - €0.84 vs €1.28 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
238
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
100%
Price, €
€198.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |