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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10500 is 1734 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-10500 - £150.32 vs £176.89
- Up to 16% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-10500 - £0.48 vs £0.57 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Performs up to 0% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-6700K - 313 vs 312 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
312
99.68051118210862%
Value, £/FPS
£0.48/FPS
100%
Price, £
£150.32
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
313
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.57/FPS
84.21052631578948%
Price, £
£176.89
84%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
Buy for £176.89 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
97.43252139565503%
Multi-Core
4897
89.52468007312613%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-10500 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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