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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 2840 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 11% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-2600 - 189 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $103.03 vs $147.76
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
612
41.689373297002724%
Multi-Core
2054
41.1623246492986%
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9500 or Core i7-2600
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
12 FPS
$75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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