Intel Core i5 6600 vs Intel Core i9 9900X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-6600
i9-9900X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
65 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
92 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
10
Total Thread Count
4
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,042
1,182
Cinebench R23
3,810
13,994
Geekbench 6
1,215
1,455
Geekbench 5
953
1,165
Geekbench 6
3,041
10,273
Geekbench 5
3,325
10,704
Blender
41
-
Passmark CPU
2,246
2,565
Passmark CPU
5,989
21,833