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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10850K is 2156 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 4% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-5930K - 138 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $286.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 50% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-5930K - $2.07 vs $4.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5930K - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$286
100%
FPS and Value 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 i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
133
96.37681159420289%
Value, $/FPS
$4.13/FPS
50.12106537530266%
Price, $
$549.95
52%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
66.4367816091954%
Multi-Core
5480
60.246262093227784%
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Core i7-5930K
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
$54.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,288.88
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56 FPS
$33.57/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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44 FPS
$45.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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49 FPS
$35.51/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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56 FPS
$39.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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71 FPS
$41.69/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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