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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 i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 1% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-9960X - 250 vs 248 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $175.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-9960X - $0.7 vs $6.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
248
99.2%
Value, $/FPS
$6.37/FPS
10.989010989010987%
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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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
250
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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