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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600 is 3090 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3930K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $250.0 vs $299.95
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 32% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-3930K - 127 vs 96 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-3930K - $2.36 vs $2.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
96
75.59055118110236%
Value, $/FPS
$2.6/FPS
90.76923076923076%
Price, $
$250
100%
Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73930K
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Updated 360870 minutes ago
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.95
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Micro Intel 1200 Core I5-10600 3.1GHZ MB
Buy for $299.95 on Amazon
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Updated 360871 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
606
38.37872070930969%
Multi-Core
2961
47.95141700404859%
Intel Core i7-3930K | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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