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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1286 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $74.0 vs $112.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-9400F - $0.57 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6600 - 131 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 6 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
130
99.23664122137404%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
67.05882352941175%
Price, $
$112
66%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Updated 349623 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
93.32365747460088%
Multi-Core
3552
73.47952006619776%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Core i5-9400F
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
17 FPS
$66.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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17 FPS
$68.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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9 FPS
$77.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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