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Core i5-8600 vs Core i9-9900

Core i5-8600 vs Core i9-9900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $117.55 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74865 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900

3.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $239.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74865 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $117.55 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74865 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900

3.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $239.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74865 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 433 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600

  • Up to 51% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $117.55 vs $239.99

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900

  • Performs up to 1% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-8600 - 212 vs 209 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Escape From Tarkov.
Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

209

98.58490566037736%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$117.55

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $117.55 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74865 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

212

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$239.99

48%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $239.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74865 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

90.37864680322781%

Multi-Core

5027

69.78067740144365%

Intel Core i9-9900 Logo
Core i9-9900

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1611

100%

Multi-Core

7204

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo

Intel Core i5-8600

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Intel Core i9-9900 Logo

Intel Core i9-9900

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
3.1 GHzBase Clock Speed3.1 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0xMultiplier31.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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