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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10900 and the cheaper Core i5-10600 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $299.95 vs $299.98
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-10600 - 316 vs 314 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-10600 - $0.95 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 4
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1920 x 1080
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Micro Intel 1200 Core I5-10600 3.1GHZ MB
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
316
100%
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$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.98
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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