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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 i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 91 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 17% better in League of Legends than Core i5-6600K - 192 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 28 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
90.84507042253522%
Multi-Core
4012
37.25508403751509%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i9-10940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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