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Core i5-6600K vs Core i9-10900KF

Core i5-6600K vs Core i9-10900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - €53.0 vs €295.93
  • Up to 81% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10900KF - €0.24 vs €1.29 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 91 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF

  • Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-6600K - 229 vs 218 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

218

95%

Value, €/FPS

€0.24/FPS

100%

Price, €

€53

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5GHz Boxed CPU

Buy for 53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10900KF Logo
Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

229

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.29/FPS

18%

Price, €

€295.93

17%

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i9-10900KF Logo
Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

80%

Multi-Core

4012

43%

Intel Core i9-10900KF Logo
Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1763

100%

Multi-Core

9154

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

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Intel Core i9-10900KF Logo

Intel Core i9-10900KF

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i9
SkylakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
20
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
91 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Core i9-10900KF

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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