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In short — Core i9-10900F 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 i9-10900F is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10900F - $39.5 vs $225.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-10900F - $0.16 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900F
- Performs up to 7% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6500 - 267 vs 249 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 20 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Core i9-10900F Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-10900F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i9-10900F
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
124 FPS
$5.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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113 FPS
$5.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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