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Intel logo Core i9-9900K
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General information Core i9-9900K Core i5-3550
Launched Q4 2018 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.6 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 8.3 %
Turbo Clock 5 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 26 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 4 75 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 77 W 18.9 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i9-9900K Core i5-3550
Overall Score 58811 0 % 42092 28.4 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 28 % 58.8 %
Benchmark Score 11963 0 % 3139 73.8 %
Single Thread Score 2937.9 0 % 1995 32.1 %
Encrypting Data 6573.8 MB/s 0 % 1213.9 MB/s 81.5 %
Compressing Data 276.3 MB/s 0 % 73.2 MB/s 73.5 %
String objects sorting 36426.1 thousand/s 0 % 9402.8 thousand/s 74.2 %
Prime numbers generation 47.4 millions/s 0 % 28.9 millions/s 38.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 66217.2 millions/s 0 % 15399.6 millions/s 76.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 40894.2 millions/s 0 % 11293.7 millions/s 72.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-9900K, Core i5-3550.

Average frames per second Core i9-9900K Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.9 FPS 79.4 FPS
High settings 206.2 FPS 127.0 FPS
Medium settings 257.8 FPS 158.7 FPS
Low settings 322.3 FPS 198.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.4 %

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 i9-9900K Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 154.0 FPS 124.4 FPS
High settings 246.4 FPS 199.1 FPS
Medium settings 307.9 FPS 248.9 FPS
Low settings 384.9 FPS 311.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 19.2 %
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