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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 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 i5-9500 is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $74.0 vs $160.74
- Up to 53% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-9500 - $0.53 vs $1.12 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 3% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-6600 - 143 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 6 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
139
97.2027972027972%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/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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In Stock
Updated 349157 minutes ago
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
143
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
47.32142857142857%
Price, $
$160.74
46%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
Buy for $160.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
87.60217983651226%
Multi-Core
3552
71.18236472945891%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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