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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600 is 972 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i9-7940X - 148 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $299.95 vs $425.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-7940X - $2.03 vs $3.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 28 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Micro Intel 1200 Core I5-10600 3.1GHZ MB
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Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
141
95.27027027027027%
Value, $/FPS
$3.01/FPS
67.44186046511628%
Price, $
$425
70%
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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