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In short — Core i5-9600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600 is 3207 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-661.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-661
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $80.0 vs $125.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-661 - 145 vs 139 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-661 - 65 vs 87 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 6 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661
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Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
488
33.378932968536255%
Multi-Core
929
18.790453074433657%
Intel Core i5-661 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 87 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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