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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10940X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 194 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10940X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 28 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 0% better in Apex Legends than Core i9-10940X - 284 vs 283 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - £119.95 vs £799.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-10940X - £0.42 vs £2.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 125 vs 165 Watts
Apex Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
284
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£119.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i5-10600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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