Buy on Amazon
$578.99
In Stock
Availability
Availability
No items available
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
Availability
MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 3112 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 18% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6600K - 411 vs 349 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 32 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
Buy for $578.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 67 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
48.16700610997963%
Multi-Core
4012
25.291558973712412%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i9-14900
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
260 FPS
$8.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,099
In Stock
260 FPS
$8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,199
In Stock
260 FPS
$7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,899
In Stock
260 FPS
$8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,266.99
In Stock
407 FPS
$6.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,693.77
In Stock
211 FPS
$9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,999
In Stock
411 FPS
$9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$4,083.99
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
