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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $39.5 vs $275.98
- Up to 84% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-10900 - $0.06 vs $0.37 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Core i5-6500 - 739 vs 681 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 20 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
739
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
16%
Price, $
$275.98
14%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i9-10900
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
400 FPS
$1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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349 FPS
$1.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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