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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 1213 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $210.0 vs $299.98
- Up to 29% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-10900 - $0.96 vs $1.36 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-7600K - 220 vs 218 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600K - 20 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
218
99.0909090909091%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
70.58823529411764%
Price, $
$299.98
70%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $299.98 on Amazon
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Updated 359778 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1507
88.43896713615024%
Multi-Core
4226
50.18406365039782%
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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