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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Core i5-6500 - 736 vs 681 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $39.5 vs $405.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-9900K - $0.06 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Core i5-6500
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
400 FPS
$1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
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349 FPS
$1.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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590 FPS
$7.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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507 FPS
$7.69/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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539 FPS
$7.42/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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