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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $74.0 vs $225.99
- Up to 66% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-10700F - $0.62 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-6600 - 124 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 16 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
120
96.7741935483871%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
34.065934065934066%
Price, $
$225.99
32%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
79.77667493796527%
Multi-Core
3552
49.12183653713179%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Core i7-10700F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
49 FPS
$24.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,179.99
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118 FPS
$18.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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74 FPS
$15.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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61 FPS
$29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,769
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81 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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108 FPS
$15.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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40 FPS
$29.98/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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56 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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95 FPS
$13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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69 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$999.99
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