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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-660 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-660 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 3207 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $149.95 vs $468.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-9900K - $1.23 vs $3.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 25% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-660 - 152 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 16 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
122
80.26315789473685%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-660 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.08/FPS
39.935064935064936%
Price, $
$468
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 361173 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
482
28.896882494004792%
Multi-Core
980
12.311557788944723%
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-660 or Core i9-9900K
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
122 FPS
$38.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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110 FPS
$34.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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102 FPS
$38.23/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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