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Core i5-8600K vs Core i9-10900F

Core i5-8600K vs Core i9-10900F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 272.66 on Amazon

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Intel Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 272.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74392 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Up to 6% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - €256.88 vs €272.66

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F

  • Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8600K - 174 vs 173 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 20 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

173

99.42528735632183%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€256.88

100%

Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151

Buy for 256.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74392 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

174

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€272.66

94%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10900F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W

Buy for 272.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74392 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

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Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

92.24343675417661%

Multi-Core

5597

66.42535010681226%

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
Core i9-10900F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1676

100%

Multi-Core

8426

100%

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Intel Core i5-8600K

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Intel Core i9-10900F

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Coffee LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
6Threads
20
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Core i9-10900F

Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max

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