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Core i9-10940X vs Core i5-6600K

Core i9-10940X vs Core i5-6600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10940X outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10940X is 1570 days newer than Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6600K - 263 vs 257 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 28 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 91 vs 165 Watts
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

263

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

257

97%

Value, €/FPS

€0.15/FPS

100%

Price, €

€39

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 135 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo
Core i9-10940X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1562

100%

Multi-Core

10769

100%

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

90%

Multi-Core

4012

37%

Intel Core i9-10940X Logo

Intel Core i9-10940X

vs
Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

Oct 19th, 2019
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
Cascade LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
14
Cores4
28
Threads4
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
165 WTDP
91 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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