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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 88 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 5% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-10600KF - 40 vs 38 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $133.0 vs $286.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10850K - $3.5 vs $7.15 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
40
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.15/FPS
48.951048951048946%
Price, $
$286
46%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
38
95%
Value, $/FPS
$3.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$133
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
Buy for $133 on Amazon
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Updated 348668 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1686
96.89655172413794%
Multi-Core
6819
74.96701846965699%
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Core i5-10600KF
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
6 FPS
$714.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1879.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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1 FPS
$1999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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1 FPS
$1739.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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1 FPS
$2199.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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1 FPS
$2959.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,959.99
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