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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 247 days older than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $175.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9960X - $0.8 vs $7.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 32 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.18/FPS
11.142061281337048%
Price, $
$1579
11%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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