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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9600KF is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 478 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-9600KF - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 20 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - £220.0 vs £325.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-10900F - £1.35 vs £1.98 per FPS
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
164
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.98/FPS
68.18181818181819%
Price, £
£325
67%
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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In Stock
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
163
99.39024390243902%
Value, £/FPS
£1.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£220
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Six-Core LGA 1151 Processor
Buy for £220 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 60099 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1587
94.68973747016707%
Multi-Core
5707
67.73083313553288%
Intel Core i9-10900F | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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