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Intel logo Core i7-9800X
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Intel logo Core i5-9600

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General information Core i7-9800X Core i5-9600
Launched Q4 2018 Q3 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-X Coffee Lake Refresh
Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 18.4 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 2.2 % 4.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 65 W 60.6 %
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 × 1 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16.5 MB
1 × 9 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-9800X Core i5-9600
Overall Score 58468 0 % 50908 12.9 %
Future Proof 68 % 5.6 % 72 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11686 0 % 6717 42.5 %
Single Thread Score 2548.5 6.1 % 2714.1 0 %
Encrypting Data 6315 MB/s 0 % 3260 MB/s 48.4 %
Compressing Data 255.4 MB/s 0 % 139.3 MB/s 45.4 %
String objects sorting 33406.1 thousand/s 0 % 18097.7 thousand/s 45.8 %
Prime numbers generation 70.7 millions/s 0 % 38.3 millions/s 45.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 58372.4 millions/s 0 % 29809.3 millions/s 48.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 36497.2 millions/s 0 % 25012.3 millions/s 31.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-9800X, Core i5-9600.

Average frames per second Core i7-9800X Core i5-9600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.4 FPS 105.9 FPS
High settings 205.4 FPS 169.5 FPS
Medium settings 256.8 FPS 211.8 FPS
Low settings 321.0 FPS 264.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.5 %

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 i7-9800X Core i5-9600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.5 FPS 140.2 FPS
High settings 245.7 FPS 224.4 FPS
Medium settings 307.1 FPS 280.4 FPS
Low settings 383.8 FPS 350.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.7 %
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