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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 1213 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 44% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-7600 - 39 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $99.0 vs $299.98
- Up to 52% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10900 - $3.67 vs $7.69 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
39
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.69/FPS
47.72431729518855%
Price, $
$299.98
33%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
27
69.23076923076923%
Value, $/FPS
$3.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-7600 Quad-Core (4 Core) 3.50 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack-Tray Packaging CM8067702868011
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1373
80.57511737089203%
Multi-Core
3812
45.267782923643274%
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i5-7600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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