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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 90% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6500 - 38 vs 20 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - CA$139.27 vs CA$378.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10900F - CA$6.96 vs CA$9.95 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
38
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.95/FPS
69%
Price, CA$
CA$378
36%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for CA$378 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 26 minutes ago
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
20
52%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.96/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.27
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
Buy for CA$139.27 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 27 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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