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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1509 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Core i7-5930K - 806 vs 749 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $410.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 30% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-5930K - $0.51 vs $0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
806
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$410
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
High
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5930K or Core i9-9900K
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
609 FPS
$7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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510 FPS
$7.65/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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548 FPS
$7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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