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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 1206 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Rocket League than Core i7-6700 - 732 vs 711 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $129.0 vs $155.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-9600K - $0.18 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Core i7-6700
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
237 FPS
$3.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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213 FPS
$3.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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