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Core i9-10900KF vs Core i5-8600K

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

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 125 W

Buy for 349.57 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 125 W

Buy for 349.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF

  • Performs up to 5% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-8600K - 603 vs 576 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 20 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Up to 36% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - €222.78 vs €349.57
  • Up to 33% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-10900KF - €0.39 vs €0.58 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

603

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.58/FPS

67%

Price, €

€349.57

63%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core fino a 5,3 GHz sbloccato senza grafica del processore LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 125 W

Buy for 349.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

576

95%

Value, €/FPS

€0.39/FPS

100%

Price, €

€222.78

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 222.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

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Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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Core i9-10900KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1763

100%

Multi-Core

9154

100%

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Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

87%

Multi-Core

5597

61%

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Intel Core i9-10900KF

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Intel Core i5-8600K

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i9CollectionCore i5
Comet LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads6
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
5.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
125 WTDP
95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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