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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 559 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $170.0 vs $299.98
- Up to 43% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-10900 - $1.36 vs $2.4 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 20 vs 6 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$170
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.4/FPS
56.66666666666668%
Price, $
$299.98
56%
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 348797 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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