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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700 is 1391 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - $65.48 vs $225.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 4% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-6600 - 144 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
82.6478149100257%
Multi-Core
3552
57.133665755187394%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Core i7-9700
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$24.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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71 FPS
$11.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799.98
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