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Intel logo Core i5-9600K
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Intel logo Core i7-7740X

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General information Core i5-9600K Core i7-7740X
Launched Q4 2018 Q3 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Kaby Lake-X
Clock 3.7 GHz 14 % 4.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz 0 % 4.5 GHz 2.2 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 25 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 15.2 % 112 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 6 × 1.5 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-9600K Core i7-7740X
Overall Score 51401 0 % 50393 2 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 60 % 11.8 %
Benchmark Score 6980 0 % 6449 7.6 %
Single Thread Score 2729.3 0.7 % 2749.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 3269.7 MB/s 3.5 % 3387.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 147 MB/s 0 % 133.9 MB/s 8.9 %
String objects sorting 18496.7 thousand/s 0 % 17750.8 thousand/s 4 %
Prime numbers generation 43.6 millions/s 0 % 32 millions/s 26.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29292.2 millions/s 6.5 % 31343.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25026.8 millions/s 0 % 19559.4 millions/s 21.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9600K, Core i7-7740X.

Average frames per second Core i5-9600K Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.9 FPS 103.9 FPS
High settings 171.1 FPS 166.3 FPS
Medium settings 213.9 FPS 207.8 FPS
Low settings 267.4 FPS 259.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.8 %

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 i5-9600K Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 140.9 FPS 139.1 FPS
High settings 225.4 FPS 222.5 FPS
Medium settings 281.8 FPS 278.1 FPS
Low settings 352.2 FPS 347.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.3 %
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