Intel Core i9-9900KS vs Intel Core i5-8550
Summary
Intel Core i9-9900KS
173%
Intel Core i5-8550
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i9-9900KS
118%
Intel Core i5-8550
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i9-9900KS
229%
Intel Core i5-8550
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9900KS |
| 18% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 129% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 73% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8550 |
| 62 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900KS
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9900KS
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i9-9900KS | | Intel Core i5-8550 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-9900KS | | Intel Core i5-8550 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Coffelake | vs | Intel_Coffelake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-2666 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake-R | vs | Coffee Lake |
| Release Date | Oct 2019 | vs | Sep 2018 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-9900KS | | Intel Core i5-8550 | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | vs | 6 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 | vs | UHD Graphics 630 |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-9900KS | | Intel Core i5-8550 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | vs | 9216 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-9900KS | | Intel Core i5-8550 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA14C | vs | FC-LGA1151 |
| Die Size | 180mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-9900KS | | Intel Core i5-8550 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4000 MHz | vs | 3000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 5000 MHz | vs | 4300 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | variable |
| TDP | 127 W | vs | 65 W |
Intel Core i9-9900KS
6000 points
Intel Core i5-8550
5160 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i9-9900KS
46080 points
Intel Core i5-8550
21600 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better