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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X 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 i9-9900X is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $74.0 vs $550.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-9900X - $0.4 vs $2.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-6600 - 188 vs 185 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 20 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
185
98.40425531914893%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/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 349156 minutes ago
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
13.651877133105803%
Price, $
$550
13%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
Buy for $550 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349156 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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