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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600 is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 18% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-6850K - 208 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £168.88 vs £188.88
- Up to 24% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-6850K - £0.81 vs £1.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.81/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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