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Core i9-10900F vs Core i5-8600

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

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
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 127 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8600 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W

Buy for 211.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900F

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900F Logo
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 127 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600

3.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8600 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W

Buy for 211.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900F is 806 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F

  • Performs up to 4% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-8600 - 215 vs 206 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 20 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600

  • Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - €211.62 vs €272.66
  • Up to 29% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-10900F - €0.9 vs €1.27 per FPS
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

215

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.27/FPS

70.86614173228347%

Price, €

€272.66

77%

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 127 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

206

95.81395348837209%

Value, €/FPS

€0.9/FPS

100%

Price, €

€211.62

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8600 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W

Buy for 211.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1676

100%

Multi-Core

8426

100%

Intel Core i5-8600 Logo
Core i5-8600

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1456

86.87350835322196%

Multi-Core

5027

59.66057441253264%

Intel Core i9-10900F

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Intel Core i5-8600

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads6
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
31.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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

Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking

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