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 7% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5930K - 216 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $405.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 31% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-5930K - $1.88 vs $2.72 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
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
216
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$405
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $405 on Amazon
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Buy for $549.95 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |