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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K outperforms Core i5-10210U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900K is 253 days newer than Core i5-10210U.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10210U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 15 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 9% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-10210U - 185 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10210U - 20 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$440
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-10210U
Mobile • Aug 21st, 2019
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10210U | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21st, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 1.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10210U or Core i9-10900K
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
123 FPS
$16.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
$47.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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68 FPS
$30.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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185 FPS
$23.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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