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Core i9-9960X vs Core i5-8600

Core i9-9960X vs Core i5-8600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 247 days older than Core i9-9960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 32 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600

  • Performs up to 2% better in Dirt 5 than Core i9-9960X - 183 vs 180 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Dirt 5.
Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

180

98.36065573770492%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

183

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€187.74

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8600 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W

Buy for 187.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76900 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

94.64285714285714%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

100%

Multi-Core

5027

50.30018010806484%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

vs
Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Intel Core i5-8600

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
32
Threads6
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed3.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0xMultiplier31.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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