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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 1570 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $74.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10940X - $0.34 vs $3.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-6600 - 224 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 28 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
215
95.98214285714286%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/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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Updated 349813 minutes ago
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.66/FPS
9.289617486338798%
Price, $
$820
9%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
Buy for $820 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349813 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
82.33034571062741%
Multi-Core
3552
32.98356393351286%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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