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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 1570 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $74.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10980XE - $1.32 vs $19.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 9% better in Starfield than Core i5-6600 - 61 vs 56 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 36 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
56
91.80327868852459%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/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 i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.67/FPS
6.710726995424504%
Price, $
$1200
6%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
81.91082802547771%
Multi-Core
3552
29.637046307884855%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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