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In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 88 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - CA$179.15 vs CA$512.86
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 1% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-10500 - 261 vs 258 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i5-10500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.5 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110500
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1519
87.29885057471265%
Multi-Core
5470
60.1363236587511%
Intel Core i5-10500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10500 or Core i9-10850K
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
85 FPS
CA$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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85 FPS
CA$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-10500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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128 FPS
CA$31.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,999.99
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