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Prices and StockMSRP $589
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MSRP $589
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 1824 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Core i5-9600
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $113.85 vs $433.00
- Up to 65% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-14900K - $0.15 vs $0.43 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 29% better in Valorant than Core i5-9600 - 1007 vs 782 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 32 vs 6 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
782
78%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$113.85
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9600 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
859 FPS
$2.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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971 FPS
$2.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899.99
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936 FPS
$4.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,998
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652 FPS
$3.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,987
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859 FPS
$3.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,787
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791 FPS
$3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900K
96 GB, 10 TB SSD
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$2,999
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704 FPS
$3.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599
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1007 FPS
$5.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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740 FPS
$2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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900 FPS
$3.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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