Intel Core i5-9600K vs i7-6700K
UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-9600K vs i7-6700K
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Performance profile from 851,423 user samples
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543,989 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 72%
Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 165th / 1368
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Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier |
Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier |
Workstation 68% Battle cruiser |
307,434 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% Base clock 3. 7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 84% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 84%
Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 70th / 1368
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Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine |
Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine |
Workstation 79% Battleship |
| Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed |
81.8 % | 94.7 % | Faster effective speed. +16% |
| Memory Avg. Memory Latency |
88.7 Pts | 91.5 Pts | +3% | |||
| 1-Core Avg.  Single Core Speed
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121 Pts | 136 Pts | Faster single-core speed. +12% |
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| 2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed |
228 Pts | 272 Pts | Faster dual-core speed. +19% |
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| 4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed |
405 Pts | 533 Pts | Much faster quad-core speed. +32% |
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| 8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed |
623 Pts | 725 Pts | Faster octa-core speed. +16% |
| Memory OC Memory Latency |
96.3 Pts | 96. 6 Pts |
+0% | |||
| 1-Core OC Single Core Speed |
137 Pts | 154 Pts | Faster OC single-core speed. +12% |
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| 2-Core OC Dual Core Speed |
264 Pts | 308 Pts | Faster OC dual-core speed. +17% |
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| 4-Core OC Quad Core Speed |
468 Pts | 609 Pts | Much faster OC quad-core speed. +30% |
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| 8-Core OC Octa Core Speed |
728 Pts | 856 Pts | Faster OC octa-core speed. +18% |
Market Share
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| Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days) |
1. 07 % |
1.2 % | Higher market share. +12% |
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| Value Value For Money |
94.8 % | 99.7 % | Slightly better value. +5% |
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| User Rating UBM User Rating |
78 % | 91 % | More popular. +17% |
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| Price Price (score) |
$163 | Cheaper. +29% |
$230 |
| Age Newest |
87 Months | 48 Months | Much more recent. +45% |
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| TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP) |
91 Watts | +4% | 95 Watts | |||
| Cores CPU Processing Cores |
4 cores | 6 cores | Much higher core count. +50% |
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| Threads CPU Processing Threads |
8 threads | Much higher thread count. +33% |
6 threads | |||
| Lithography Manufacturing process |
14 nm | 14 nm | ||||
| Base Clock Base Clock Speed |
4 GHz | Slightly faster base frequency. +8% |
3.7 GHz | |||
| Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed |
4.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz | Slightly faster turbo frequency. +10% |
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| 64-Core OC Multi Core Speed |
734 Pts | 858 Pts | Faster OC 64-core speed. +17% |
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| 64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed |
635 Pts | 742 Pts | Faster 64-core speed. +17% |
| Series CPU Architecture |
Skylake | Coffee Lake | ||||
| Socket Motherboard Socket |
FCLGA1151 | FCLGA1151 | ||||
| Graphics Integrated Graphics |
HD 530 | UHD 630 | ||||
| Launch Date Launch Date |
Q3’15 | Q4’18 | ||||
| Cache Cache |
8 MB SmartCache | 9 MB SmartCache | ||||
| Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions |
SSE4. 1/4.2, AVX 2.0 |
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | ||||
| Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price |
$339.00 — $350.00 | $262.00 — $263.00 | ||||
| Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency |
4.2 GHz | 4.60 GHz | ||||
| Memory Types Memory Types |
DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | DDR4-2666 | ||||
| Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth |
34.1 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s | ||||
| Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡ |
Intel® HD Graphics 530 | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 | ||||
| Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ |
Yes | No | ||||
| Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) |
No | Yes | ||||
| Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ |
No | Yes | ||||
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Intel Core i5-9600K vs Intel Core i7-6700K
Summary
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Intel Core i5-9600K
124%
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Intel Core i7-6700K
100%
Relative performance
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Intel Core i5-9600K
107%
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Intel Core i7-6700K
100%
Relative performance
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Intel Core i5-9600K
141%
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Intel Core i7-6700K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9600K |
7% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 41% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 24% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700K |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-9600K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-9600K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
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SSE4.
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