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The Core i9-9900K is a much faster gaming CPU than the Core i5-7500, however, it's a much worse value for money, as it's $276.00 more expensive!

Advantages of the Core i9-9900K

  • A much faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of the Core i5-7500

  • Up to 79% cheaper$74.00 vs $350.00
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy65 vs 95 Watts

Core i9-9900K vs Core i5-7500 for Gaming

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Core i9-9900K vs Core i5-7500 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i9-9900K vs Core i5-7500 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Core i9-9900K

Oct 19th, 2018


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1673

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7888

100%

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo

Core i5-7500

Jan 3rd, 2017


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1265

76%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

3560

45%

Performance Specifications

The Core i9-9900K vs Core i5-7500 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Core i9-9900K

Oct 19th, 2018


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

16 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo

Core i5-7500

Jan 3rd, 2017


Cores

4-core

50%

L3 Cache

6 MB

38%


Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

94%

Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

76%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

90%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Core i9-9900K

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Core i5-7500

General
Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
$4.88MSRPNot Available
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Coffee Lake-RCodenameKaby Lake
95 WPower Consumption
65 W
Performance
8
Cores4
16
Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Frequency3.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency3.8 GHz
16 MB
L3 Cache6 MB
Other Features
DDR4 @ 2666 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 2400 MHz
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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Core i9-9900K and Core i5-7500 vs Other CPUs

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