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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 1039 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Dota 2 than Core i9-7900X - 216 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $124.0 vs $412.83
- Up to 72% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-7900X - $0.57 vs $2.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 20 vs 12 threads
Dota 2
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1920 x 1080
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Best Looking
Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
216
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-10600KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10600KF | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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