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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10600K and the cheaper Core i3-10100 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-10600K - £86.83 vs £158.88
- Up to 45% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-10600K - £0.5 vs £0.91 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-10100 - 174 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 5
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
172
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£86.83
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
174
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
54%
Price, £
£158.88
54%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
Buy for £158.88 on Amazon
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Updated 16539 minutes ago
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10100 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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