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Core i5-6600K vs i9-9900K


Description
The i5-6600K is based on Skylake architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6600K gets a score of 209.3 k points while the i9-9900K gets 402.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 1.9 times faster than the i5-6600K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
906ed
Core
Skylake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
16384 kB
Date
May 2015
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
59.28k points
81.91k points
Mean multithread perf.
209.28k points
529.32k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-6600K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
17.24k
17.98k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
26.5k
27.04k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.45k
6.63k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.09k
13.6k (x1.5)
TOTAL
59.28k
65.24k (x1.1)

Multithread

i5-6600K

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
68.47k
130.88k (x1.91)
Test#2 (FP)
105.05k
208.5k (x1.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.24k
54.12k (x2.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.5k
8.91k (x0.85)
TOTAL
209.28k
402.41k (x1.92)

Performance/W
i5-6600K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
721 points/W
1378 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1106 points/W
2195 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
266 points/W
570 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
111 points/W
94 points/W
TOTAL
2203 points/W
4236 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6600K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
4420 points/GHz
3596 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6795 points/GHz
5408 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1653 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2331 points/GHz
2720 points/GHz
TOTAL
15199 points/GHz
13049 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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