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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1144 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium G4500 - 209 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4500
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $84.19 vs $405.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9900K - $0.43 vs $1.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 51 vs 95 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
194
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84.19
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Pentium G4500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Pentium G4500
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
90 FPS
$52.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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52 FPS
$74.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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66 FPS
$60.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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