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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600K is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600K - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-6900K - 219 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - €164.99 vs €188.88
- Up to 14% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-6900K - €0.75 vs €0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
INTEL Core i7-6900K 3,20 gHz LGA2011-V3 20MB Cache
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Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
219
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€164.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10600K, processore desktop, 4.1 GHz 12 MB Smart Cache Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-10600K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i5-10600K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Core i5-10600K
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
102 FPS
€11.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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117 FPS
€10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10600K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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