Buy on Amazon
$170
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $385
Availability
MSRP in USD: $385
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K and the more expensive Core i7-9700K have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-9700K - 165 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $170.0 vs $279.13
- Up to 39% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i7-9700K - $1.03 vs $1.7 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$170
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $170 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348918 minutes ago
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
164
99.39393939393939%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
60.58823529411765%
Price, $
$279.13
60%
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $279.13 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348918 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Core i7-9700K
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
65 FPS
$31.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$2,049
In Stock
75 FPS
$51.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$3,899
In Stock
93 FPS
$29.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,699.99
In Stock
16 FPS
$58.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$939
In Stock
16 FPS
$59.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$949
In Stock
16 FPS
$61.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$989
In Stock
65 FPS
$41.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,699
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
