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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-10940X - 125 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $133.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-10940X - $1.06 vs $6.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 28 vs 12 threads
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$133
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
123
98.4%
Value, $/FPS
$6.67/FPS
15.892053973013494%
Price, $
$820
16%
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Updated 349161 minutes ago
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 14 |
| 12 | Threads | 28 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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