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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $39.51 vs $435.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-6500 - 184 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 20 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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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
Max
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
69.07276995305163%
Multi-Core
3217
38.202113763211024%
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
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
39 FPS
$21.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$831.99
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67 FPS
$29.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,994.99
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16 FPS
$80/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,280
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