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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS is 3581 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-660.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $149.95 vs $535.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-9900KS - $0.25 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 73 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 24% better in Minecraft than Core i5-660 - 750 vs 603 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 16 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
603
80.4%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/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 i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
750
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
35.21126760563381%
Price, $
$535
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Updated 361203 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
482
27.078651685393258%
Multi-Core
980
11.400651465798045%
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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