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Core i5-8600K vs Core i3-10100

Core i5-8600K vs Core i3-10100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £202.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74320 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-10100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

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Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £84.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74320 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £202.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74320 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-10100

3.6 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £84.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74320 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 938 days older than the cheaper Core i3-10100.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Deathloop than Core i3-10100 - 180 vs 178 FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100

  • Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - £84.99 vs £202.18
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Deathloop.
Deathloop

Deathloop

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

180

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£202.18

42%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.60GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £202.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74320 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

178

98.88888888888889%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£84.99

100%

Intel® Core™ i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £84.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74320 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

100%

Multi-Core

5597

100%

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo
Core i3-10100

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1426

92.23803363518758%

Multi-Core

4215

75.30820082186885%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

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Intel Core i3-10100 Logo

Intel Core i3-10100

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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