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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 186 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9600 - 242 vs 237 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $125.0 vs $667.41
- Up to 81% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9900 - $0.53 vs $2.76 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
242
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.76/FPS
19.20289855072464%
Price, $
$667.41
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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In Stock
Updated 119 minutes ago
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
237
97.93388429752066%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for $125 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 119 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1462
90.75108628181255%
Multi-Core
4944
68.62853970016657%
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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