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In short — Core i5-9600 outperforms Core i9-7960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600 is 413 days newer than Core i9-7960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-7960X - 145 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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