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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 559 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 4% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-9600 - 215 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $91.4 vs $164.51
- Up to 42% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-10900F - $0.49 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
215
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
58.333333333333336%
Price, €
€182.61
55%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
206
95.81395348837209%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.45
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for €101.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 191 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1462
87.23150357995226%
Multi-Core
4944
58.67552812722525%
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i5-9600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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