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Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-8600K

Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel Core i9-10900F (Basistakt: 2,80GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box, BX8070110900F

Buy for 264.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3980 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3981 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Intel Core i9-10900F (Basistakt: 2,80GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box, BX8070110900F

Buy for 264.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3980 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3981 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F

  • Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-8600K - 167 vs 165 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 20 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Up to 8% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - €242.73 vs €264.87
  • Up to 8% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-10900F - €1.47 vs €1.59 per FPS
This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

167

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.59/FPS

92%

Price, €

€264.87

91%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F (Basistakt: 2,80GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box, BX8070110900F

Buy for 264.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3980 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

165

98%

Value, €/FPS

€1.47/FPS

100%

Price, €

€242.73

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3981 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1676

100%

Multi-Core

8426

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

92%

Multi-Core

5597

66%

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo

Intel Core i9-10900F

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Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads6
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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