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In short — Core i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS is 1579 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 91 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 50% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6600K - 42 vs 28 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
79.71910112359551%
Multi-Core
4012
46.67287110283853%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2019 |
| 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 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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