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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 3288 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $149.95 vs $359.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i9-9900KF - $0.63 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 69% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-660 - 404 vs 239 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 16 vs 4 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
239
59.15841584158416%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
404
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
70.78651685393258%
Price, $
$359
41%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
482
28.503843879361323%
Multi-Core
980
12.169377871600645%
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-660 or Core i9-9900KF
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
236 FPS
$7.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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