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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1104 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 106% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6500TE - 37 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $405.0 vs $489.95
- Up to 60% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6500TE - $10.95 vs $27.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 16 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
37
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$405
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500TE or Core i9-9900K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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