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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 2286 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $125.0 vs $609.23
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 24% better in Valorant than Core i5-8600K - 982 vs 792 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1546
52.47793618465716%
Multi-Core
5597
35.283363802559414%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i9-14900
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
767 FPS
$2.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,129
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767 FPS
$2.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,199
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946 FPS
$2.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,693.77
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767 FPS
$3.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,449.99
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716 FPS
$3.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,299
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766 FPS
$3.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,349
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982 FPS
$4.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$4,267.99
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