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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 3030 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 16% better in God of War than Core i5-6600 - 199 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Core i5-6600
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $47.00 vs $433.00
- Up to 88% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-14900K - $0.27 vs $2.18 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-14900K | vs | Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i9-14900K or Core i5-6600
With selected game settings
123 FPS
$16.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$32.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,987
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123 FPS
$17.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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170 FPS
$27.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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123 FPS
$32.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$3,989
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75 FPS
$34.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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86 FPS
$29.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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138 FPS
$15.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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138 FPS
$22.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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199 FPS
$25.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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