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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1874 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 446% better in League of Legends than Pentium 3556U - 202 vs 37 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 15 vs 95 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$410
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Pentium 3556U |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel BGA 1168 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 1.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 15 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 17.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Pentium 3556U
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
185 FPS
$25.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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181 FPS
$21.54/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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182 FPS
$21.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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