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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1328 days newer than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 15 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-5500U - 236 vs 228 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 16 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$405
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5500U | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5500U or Core i9-9900K
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
141 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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103 FPS
$37.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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117 FPS
$34.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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