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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 2794 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 14% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-990X - 105 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $125.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 39% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-990X - $1.19 vs $1.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
92
87.61904761904762%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
61.34020618556701%
Price, $
$178.02
70%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
105
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
33.00233644859813%
Multi-Core
2626
40.59987631416203%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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