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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600 is 559 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-9800X - 123 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $299.95 vs $545.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-9800X - $2.44 vs $4.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Micro Intel 1200 Core I5-10600 3.1GHZ MB
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Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
121
98.3739837398374%
Value, $/FPS
$4.5/FPS
54.222222222222214%
Price, $
$545
55%
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600 | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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