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$210
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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MSRP in USD: $423
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 840 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $210.0 vs $372.84
- Up to 43% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9900 - $0.88 vs $1.54 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 1% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-7600K - 242 vs 239 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 16 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
239
98.7603305785124%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360853 minutes ago
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
242
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.54/FPS
57.14285714285714%
Price, $
$372.84
56%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
Buy for $372.84 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360853 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1507
93.54438237119801%
Multi-Core
4226
58.66185452526375%
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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