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In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 2840 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - €152.66 vs €300.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 41% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-2600K - 373 vs 264 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Intel Core i7 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-2600K Processor
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Intel Core i5-9500 6x3,0 (Boost 4,4) GHz 9MB-L3 Cache Sockel 1151 UHD 630
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
45.50408719346049%
Multi-Core
2320
46.49298597194389%
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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