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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 559 days older than the more expensive Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-10500 - 182 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - $91.4 vs $146.72
- Up to 39% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-10500 - $0.56 vs $0.92 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
182
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
177
97.25274725274726%
Value, €/FPS
€0.92/FPS
60.86956521739131%
Price, €
€162.86
62%
Intel Core i5-10500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.5 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110500
Buy for €162.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1941 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1519
88.7266355140187%
Multi-Core
5470
84.57019171304886%
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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