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Intel logo Core i5-9600K
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Intel logo Core i7-4960X

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General information Core i5-9600K Core i7-4960X
Launched Q4 2018 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Ivy Bridge-E
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 2.7 %
Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 13 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 6 50 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 6 × 1.5 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-9600K Core i7-4960X
Overall Score 51401 0 % 50664 1.4 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 34 % 50 %
Benchmark Score 6980 0 % 6589 5.6 %
Single Thread Score 2729.3 0 % 2084.1 23.6 %
Encrypting Data 3269.7 MB/s 0 % 2986 MB/s 8.7 %
Compressing Data 147 MB/s 9.6 % 162.7 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 18496.7 thousand/s 19.2 % 22898.9 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 43.6 millions/s 9.4 % 48.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29292.2 millions/s 21 % 37065 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25026.8 millions/s 0 % 18737.1 millions/s 25.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9600K, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i5-9600K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.9 FPS 104.7 FPS
High settings 171.1 FPS 167.6 FPS
Medium settings 213.9 FPS 209.5 FPS
Low settings 267.4 FPS 261.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.1 %

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 i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 140.9 FPS 139.6 FPS
High settings 225.4 FPS 223.3 FPS
Medium settings 281.8 FPS 279.1 FPS
Low settings 352.2 FPS 348.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.9 %
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