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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1509 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-5930K - 209 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $468.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 18% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-5930K - $2.24 vs $2.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
209
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$468
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Core i7-5930K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
90 FPS
$52.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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66 FPS
$57.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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52 FPS
$74.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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