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Intel logo Core i7-6900K
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Intel logo Core i5-9600K

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General information Core i7-6900K Core i5-9600K
Launched Q2 2016 Q4 2018
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Coffee Lake Refresh
Clock 3.2 GHz 13.5 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 13 % 4.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 95 W 32.1 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
6 × 1.5 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6900K Core i5-9600K
Overall Score 55407 0 % 51401 7.2 %
Future Proof 53 % 22.1 % 68 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 9425 0 % 6980 25.9 %
Single Thread Score 2354.7 13.7 % 2729.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 4044 MB/s 0 % 3269.7 MB/s 19.1 %
Compressing Data 218.7 MB/s 0 % 147 MB/s 32.8 %
String objects sorting 28574 thousand/s 0 % 18496.7 thousand/s 35.3 %
Prime numbers generation 63.7 millions/s 0 % 43.6 millions/s 31.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51401.4 millions/s 0 % 29292.2 millions/s 43 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33247.3 millions/s 0 % 25026.8 millions/s 24.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6900K, Core i5-9600K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6900K Core i5-9600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.8 FPS 106.9 FPS
High settings 190.0 FPS 171.1 FPS
Medium settings 237.5 FPS 213.9 FPS
Low settings 296.9 FPS 267.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6900K Core i5-9600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.0 FPS 140.9 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 225.4 FPS
Medium settings 295.9 FPS 281.8 FPS
Low settings 369.9 FPS 352.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.8 %
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